Sermons and Biblical Studies

I have known him all my life, and one day I learned his name. Young Chinese girl

Latimer! Latimer! Latimer! Be careful what you say. Henry the king is here. [Pause] Latimer! Latimer! Latimer! Be careful what you say. The King of kings is here. Hugh Latimer, preaching before Henry VIII

One Solitary Life He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He worked in a carpentry shop until he was thirty, and then for three years he was an itinerant preacher. When the tide of popular opinion turned against him, his friends ran away. He was turned over to his … Continue reading “CHRIST,
INFLUENCE OF”

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! The Bible, 2 Corinthians 5:17 To be in Christ is redemption, but for Christ to be in you is sanctification. To be in Christ is to be fit for heaven, but for Christ to be in … Continue reading “CHRIST,
IN”

Christ was a complete man. Augustine of Hippo Jesus Christ is God in the form of man; as completely God as if he were not man; as completely man as if he were not God. A.J.F. Behrends Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity. Phillips Brooks Christ was wearied (Jn 4:6), … Continue reading “CHRIST,
HUMANITY AND DIVINITY OF”

Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. The Bible, John 5:22–23

No serious scholar has ventured to postulate the non-historicity of Jesus. Otto Betz Whatever else may be thought of the evidence from early Jewish and Gentile writers it does at least establish, for those who refuse the witness of Christian writings, the historical character of Jesus himself. F.F. Bruce Some writers may toy with the … Continue reading “CHRIST,
EXISTENCE OF”

Let us serve Him faithfully as our Master. Let us obey Him loyally as our King. Let us study His teachings as our Prophet. Let us walk diligently after Him as our Example. Let us look anxiously for Him as our coming Redeemer of body as well as soul. But above all let us prize … Continue reading “CHRIST,
GLORYING IN”

For God to adorn His Son with all this glory in His ascension, thus to make Him ride conqueror up into the clouds, thus to go up with sound of trumpet, with shout of angels and with songs of praises, and let me add, to be accompanied also with those that rose from the dead … Continue reading “CHRIST,
GLORIFICATION OF”

At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good and he was known to be virtuous. And many people from among the Jews and other nations became his disciples. Pilate condemned him to be crucified and to die. And those who had become his disciples did not … Continue reading “CHRIST,
EARLY WITNESSES TO”