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PSALM 119:17–24 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law (Psalm 119:18). The Old Testament is currently greatly neglected. Its use has nearly disappeared from the Christian community and from the consciousness of Americans. People today are more familiar with the twelve signs of the zodiac than they are with the … Continue reading “THE OLD TESTAMENT TODAY”

LUKE 24:13–35 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself (Luke 24:27). I sometimes ask my students what the greatest sermon in the Bible is. Usually I am told that the Sermon on the Mount is the greatest, though some have called … Continue reading “JESUS’ NEW MESSAGE”

LUKE 24:36–49 “And repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things” (Luke 24:47–48). Luke tells us that the two people with whom Jesus spoke on the road to Emmaus rushed back to Jerusalem and found the rest of the disciples … Continue reading “THE GREAT COMMISSION”

LUKE 24:50–53 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven (Luke 24:51). Perhaps the most glorious event in the life of Christ was His ascension into heaven. We read that Jesus took the disciples out to the Mount of Olives and blessed them, As He blessed them. He ascended … Continue reading “THE CROWNING OF JESUS”

LUKE 23:50–56 Then he took [the body of Jesus] down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid (Luke 23:53). Today, Christmas, we return to our study of Luke with a passage that speaks of the death of Jesus. … Continue reading “A WEALTHY MAN’S TOMB”

LUKE 24:1–12 “He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be … crucified and on the third day be raised again’ ” (Luke 24:6). The earliest creed of the church was very simple: “He is risen.” There is a … Continue reading “JESUS’ RESURRECTION”

MARK 10:35–45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). The Atonement is a multifaceted event. One of the images used in the New Testament is that of a ransom paid to redeem a captive. Redemption … Continue reading ““A RANSOM FOR MANY””

ROMANS 3:9–20 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one” (Romans 3:10). We need atonement because we are sinners, but just how grave is our sin? The traditional Reformed doctrine of sin uses the phrase total depravity. People have a tendency to wince at this term because there is confusion between … Continue reading “THE NEED FOR ATONEMENT”

GALATIANS 3:1–14 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree” (Galatians 3:13). Whenever God made a covenant with His people, He would explain the curses and blessings of the covenant. If they obeyed, they would … Continue reading “THE CURSE-BEARER”

LUKE 23:44–49 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two (Luke 23:45b). Just before Jesus breathed His last, the veil of the temple was torn asunder. Mark tells us it was torn from top to bottom (Mark 15:38). This was an amazing event, both physically and in terms of its spiritual meaning. The … Continue reading “THE DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST”