A Man Unlike Any Other “Never man spoke like this Man!” John7:46 “The Jews marveled, saying, how is it that this Man knows Letters, although He never studied.” John 7:15 “ …The people were astonished at His doctrine; for He taught them as One having authority, and not as the scribes.” Matthew 7:28-29 There was, and is, so much about Jesus that is irresistible. Imagine that the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest Jesus, and they returned without Him! – Not b

What a Friend! “……..And he (Abraham) was called the friend of God.” James2:23 What an honor for Abraham! If we ever dare to think of ourselves as God’s friend, we probably do it very hesitantly, recognizing our own unworthiness when compared to God. But from this verse we notice that it is not Abraham who calls himself a friend, others called him “the friend of God”. What did they notice about Abraham to bestow such an honor on him? Any friend of God must appear as if he is c

Old and New “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 “For in Christ Jesus, neither Circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; it is being a new creature that is important.” Galatians 6:15 If we believe in Jesus Christ and the value of His death, we can look into the mirror and say with confidence: “I am a new person.” But God makes us into new people for a specif

“Come and See” These words of Jesus are found in John chapter 1, one of my favorite passages. Whenever I read it I can hardly resist smiling both at Jesus and at the disciples. John the Baptist had just pointed out Jesus to two of his disciples. We are told that one was Andrew and it is commonly assumed that the other was John. Andrew and John heard Jesus speak, and then walked behind Him. Of course Jesus who knows all things, knows that they are following Him and He knows th

“Take, eat. This is my body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me” “This cup is the new covenant in my blood which is shed for you. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 1 Corinthians 11:24-25 This is an invitation to the most unusual and miraculous of meals. C.S. Lewis, who is good at unraveling religious things said “We are not told to understand it, we are just told to do it.” For the Christian it is an invitation to God’s table, set u