A Definition<\/b><\/p>\n
English form of a Greek word meaning \u201canointed\u201d; \u201cMessiah\u201d is the English form of the Hebrew word with the same meaning. In Old Testament days God anointed people for special service, especially the king (2 Sam. 1:14; 23:1) and the priest (Lev. 4:3). Eventually the understanding developed that an outstanding \u201canointed one\u201d would appear, who would do God\u2019s will in a very special way (Dan. 9:25\u201326). This great One is often referred to without the use of the term anointed (Isa. 9:6\u20137; 11:1\u20139). The New Testament shows that Jesus was this chosen One, God\u2019s Messiah (John 4:25\u201326; cf. Matt. 23:10; Mark 9:41).<\/p>\n
The Shaw Pocket Bible Handbook, Walter A. Elwell, Editor, (Harold Shaw Publ., Wheaton , IL; 1984), p. 347<\/p>\n
Actions of <\/p>\n
He came from splendor to be born in poverty. He left the presence of angels, for the company of me. He laid down a scepter in heaven to be laid in a manger, and exchanged the worship of Arch-angels, for the praise of lowly shepherds.<\/p>\n
He walked into the world with all the power of Almighty God at his bidding, but he was carried out a mutilated body lowered from a cross.<\/p>\n
He rebuked the pious, but he comforted the sinner. He refused earthly Kingship, although he was still a King. He loved his mother yet gave her away at the Cross. He healed the broken-hearted, yet he himself, died with a broken heart.<\/p>\n
He loved the fellowship of friends, yet was cast out by his kinsmen. He rebuked both sage and seer, then blessed the little children. He held an executive meeting on the Mount of Transfiguration, then wept alone in the Garden of Gethsemanee.<\/p>\n
He could walk on water, but could not walk away from the tears in the eyes of the Widow from Nain. He could command the stars in their orbits, but he refused to change the circumstances of his own execution. His mission was a commitment to free all men, yet he was imprisoned on the testimony of one man.<\/p>\n
He delivered many from pain, but he was delivered to suffer agonizing pain. He dried the eyes of multitudes, but no one dried his eyes in Gethsemanee. He carried the burdens of the world, but only one was brought forth to help him bear his Cross to Calvary.<\/p>\n
His execution was thought to be insignificant, but became the controversy of the ages. His life was extinguished in a brief second of time, but then ignited to lighten the world. His short span of thirty-three years on Earth should have passed unnoted were it possible, but no one life has ever had such impact on the minds of men.<\/p>\n
His three and one-half years in the public\u2019s eye was brief indeed, but his achievements are the greatest ever recorded.<\/p>\n
He has inspired more men, conquered more hearts, delivered more prisoners, consoled more mourners, than any figure in the history of man. He spoke of love, but was murdered with hate. He shared all that he had, then on the Cross…he shared paradise with a thief. He gave the World light, only to be driven into the cavern of Death. He gave mankind guidance, only to be guided to Golgotha. He pointed men to the Tree of Life, they nailed him to a tree on a hill called the Skull. He laid down a scepter in heaven, to be laid in a borrowed tomb.<\/p>\n
He walked out of heaven, pure, perfect, and beautiful. He returned beaten, mutilated, and nail scarred. he fulfilled all that was written of him, and yet man did not believe Him. His coming changed the course of nations, his return will be to judge the nations. His title was simple as stated on the Cross, \u201cJesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews,\u201d but to those who have ever known him, He is Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.<\/p>\n
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When We are Neediest<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 When you are the neediest, He is the most sufficient. <\/p>\n
\u2022 When you are completely helpless, He is the most helpful. <\/p>\n
\u2022 When you feel totally dependent, He is absolutely dependable. <\/p>\n
\u2022 When you are the weakest, He is the most able. <\/p>\n
\u2022 When you are the most alone, He is intimately present. <\/p>\n
\u2022 When you feel you are the least, He is the greatest. <\/p>\n
\u2022 When you feel the most useless, He is preparing you. <\/p>\n
\u2022 When it is the darkest, He is the only Light you need. <\/p>\n
\u2022 When you feel the least secure, He is your Rock and Fortress. <\/p>\n
\u2022 When you are the most humble, He is most gracious. <\/p>\n
\u2022 When you can\u2019t, He can.<\/p>\n
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What People Believe<\/b><\/p>\n
While 88% in a recent Barna poll believe Jesus Christ was a real person, what they believe about him differs sharply from scriptural teaching. 42% (even 1\/4th of the \u201cborn again\u201d Christians) believe that while on earth Jesus sinned just like other people. 61% believe the devil is just a symbol of evil, not a living being. And 54% think that if people are good enough, they will earn a place in heaven regardless of their religious beliefs. <\/p>\n
Barna Research Group, November 2, 1994<\/p>\n
Himself<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 Once it was the blessing, now it is the Lord;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once it was the feeling, now it is His Word;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once His gifts I wanted, now the Giver own;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once I sought for healing, now Himself alone.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once \u2018twas painful trying, now \u2018tis perfect trust;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once a half salvation, now the uttermost;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once \u2018twas ceaseless holding, now He holds me fast;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once \u2018twas constant drifting, now my anchor\u2019s rest.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once \u2018twas busy planning, now \u2018tis trustful prayer;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once \u2018twas anxious caring, now He has the care;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once \u2018twas what I wanted, now what Jesus says;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once \u2018twas constant asking, now \u2018tis ceaseless praise.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once it was my working, His it hence shall be;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once I tried to use Him, now He uses me;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once the power I wanted, now the Mighty One;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Once for self I labored, now for Him alone.<\/p>\n
– A.B. Simpson<\/p>\n
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The Paradox of <\/p>\n
He is the King of kings, the radiance of His glory, the Lord of the spaceless, fabulous, infinite universe, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, unspeakable holy, dwelling in light, unapproachable, changeless … and yet He condescended to be enclosed in lowly human flesh, to be born a despised Judean, in a filthy stable, in the womb of a simple Israeli woman and without fanfare or pomp.<\/p>\n
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The Paradox of God<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The loftiest and most exalted became the embodiment of humility and simplicity.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The richest became the poorest that the poor might become rich.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He came out of dry ground to become a fruitful vine.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He feasted with publicans and sinners that they might not starve in their sin.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He starved for 40 days in the wilderness that we might feast on the impeccable Bread of Life. <\/p>\n
\u2022 He taught us to love our enemies, to do good to those who treat us badly.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He emptied Himself that we might be filled.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Mighty conquerors with vast armies and terrible weapons have sought in vain to subdue the world\u2014He conquered a vast kingdom with simple weapons of agape.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Lion became the Lamb that sheep might become shepherds.<\/p>\n
\u2022 His heart was broken that He might bind up the broken-hearted.<\/p>\n
\u2022 – His body was crushed that we might be made whole.<\/p>\n
\u2022 We come into the world to live; He came to die.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The purest One was called illegitimate, blasphemer, winebibber, glutton and impostor by guilty sinners.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Lord of lords became a lowly servant to serve the pitiful needs of mankind.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Man of Sorrows acquainted with the depths of grief became the joy of the world.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He was rejected that we might be accepted.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He was bruised that we may be healed.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He was condemned that we might be justified.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He was judged that we would not be judged.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He was deserted for a time by the Father that we might find access to the Father.<\/p>\n
\u2022 He died as the innocent One that the guilty might be declared innocent.<\/p>\n
\u2022 By grasping life we die; through death we find life.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Glory to the Lamb, the Paradox of God.<\/p>\n
Dr. Anthony Fortosis, quoted in Prokope, November\/December, 1992, p. 4<\/p>\n
John Newton<\/b><\/p>\n
John Newton was a rough, dirty sailor with a foul mouth and an appetite for rotten living. He hated life and life hated him. He was captain of a slaveship.<\/p>\n
Then someone placed in his hands a copy of Thomas a Kempis\u2019 The Imitation of Christ. He also had the gift of a good mother who told him about the Saviour when he was young. And then he was saved. He went all over England sharing his faith. Well past his \u201cretirement\u201d age, he had to have an assistant stand in the pulpit with him on Sundays. He was nearly blind and spoke in whispers, but nothing could keep him from preaching while he still had breath.<\/p>\n
One Sunday, while delivering his message he repeated the sentence: \u201cJesus Christ is precious.\u201d His helper whispered to him: \u201cBut you have already said that twice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newton turned to his helper and said loudly, \u201cYes, I\u2019ve said it twice, and I\u2019m going to say it again.\u201d<\/p>\n
The stones in the ancient sanctuary fairly shook as the grand old preacher said again: \u201cJesus Christ is precious!\u201d<\/p>\n
If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator; If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist; If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist; If our greatest need had been pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer; But our greatest need was forgiveness, so God sent us a Savior.<\/p>\n
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In Christ We Have<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 A love that can never be fathomed<\/p>\n
\u2022 A life that can never die<\/p>\n
\u2022 A righteousness that can never be tarnished<\/p>\n
\u2022 A peace that can never be understood<\/p>\n
\u2022 A rest that can never be disturbed<\/p>\n
\u2022 A joy that can never be diminished<\/p>\n
\u2022 A hope that can never be disappointed<\/p>\n
\u2022 A glory that can never be clouded<\/p>\n
\u2022 A light that can never be darkened<\/p>\n
\u2022 A purity that can never be defiled<\/p>\n
\u2022 A beauty that can never be marred<\/p>\n
\u2022 A wisdom that can never be baffled<\/p>\n
\u2022 Resources that can never be exhausted.<\/p>\n
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Beyond One Name<\/b><\/p>\n
There are two hundred and fifty-six names given in the Bible for the Lord Jesus Christ, and I suppose this was because He was infinitely beyond all that any one name could express. <\/p>\n
Billy Sunday in a sermon, \u201cWonderful,\u201d quoted in The Real Billy Sunday<\/p>\n
Christ My All<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ for sickness, Christ for health,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ for poverty, Christ for wealth,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ for joy, Christ for sorrow,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ today and Christ tomorrow;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Life, and Christ my Light,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ for morning, noon and night,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ when all around gives way<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my everlasting Stay;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Rest, and Christ my Food<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ above my highest good,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Well-beloved Friend<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Pleasure without end;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Savior, Christ my Lord<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Portion, Christ my God,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Shepherd, I His sheep<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ Himself my soul to keep;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Leader, Christ my Peace<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ hath wrought my soul\u2019s release,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Righteousness divine<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ for me, for He is mine;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Wisdom, Christ my Meat,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ restores my wandering feet,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Advocate and Priest<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ who ne\u2019er forgets the least;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Teacher, Christ my Guide,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Rock, in Christ I hide,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ the Ever-living Bread,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ His precious Blood hath shed;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ hath brought me nigh to God,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ the everlasting Word<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Master, Christ my Head,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ who for my sins hath bled;<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Glory, Christ my Crown,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ the Plant of great renown,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Comforter on high,<\/p>\n
\u2022 Christ my Hope, draws ever nigh.<\/p>\n
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Most Shocking Thing Uttered<\/b><\/p>\n
Among the Jews there suddenly turns up a man who goes about talking as if He was God. . . Now let us get this clear. Among Pantheists, like the Indians, anyone might say that he was a part of God, or one with God: there would be nothing very odd about it. But this man, since He was a Jew, could not mean that kind of god. God, in their language, meant the Being outside the world Who had made it and was infinitely different from anything else. And when you have grasped that, you will see that what this man said was, quite simply, the most shocking thing that has ever been uttered by human lips. <\/p>\n
Christian Theology in Plain Language, p. 99<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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