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Monthly Archives: October 2019

24 Oct

What did Jesus mean?

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When Jesus said, “I have not come to abolish them [the Law and the Prophets] but to fulfill them” (Matthew 5:17), what did He mean? I’m thinking that fulfilling the Law and the Prophets included at least two things: Jesus’ incarnation, life, and ministry fulfilled all the prophesies and types in the Old Testament which pointed to His coming to earth and providing for our redemption. Jesus reenergized and reapplied the purposes of the law  by  reimagining its commands for…..

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10 Oct

Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing

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It must rank among the most stunning statements of all time: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). Every word seems pregnant with significance and mystery beyond comprehension—for example the unfathomable mysteries of the Trinity coupled with the most generous and loving act imaginable: praying for the forgiveness of those who were carrying out the greatest injustice and most brutal atrocity in all history. Jesus prayer was uttered by swollen, thirst-parched, and bloodied…..

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