Tag: sin
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The Cross
18For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.–1 Corinthians 1 What message does the cross represent? Jesus was not a martyr, he was a sacrifice. This meant that Jesus willingly gave up his life for a purpose.…
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Messianic Struggle
34So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” 35So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest…
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Suffering and Sin
1As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. –John 9 (with emphasis) Remember the famous…
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Salvation Is God’s Way
14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15that whoever believes in him may have eternal life16“For God so loved the world,i that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.–John 3 Most people have heard about…
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The Lamb Without Blemish
29The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! –John 1 John’s original audience would have heard the Baptist’s words about Jesus and pictured the one moment only involving male lambs. The Passover meal was to be a male without blemish,…
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When was the last time you prayed this?
4As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me;heal me, for I have sinned against you!”–Psalm 41 Here’s what this powerful verse teaches us. A prayer like this should be often for you sin against God often. It maintains a humble, dependent perspective with God and a sobering reality regarding our sins. This is another…
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Wait for Godly Things
7“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.8Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool!–Psalm 39 During the quarantine of 2020 I recorded a short podcast series called WAIT. It explored four biblical chapters from the season when David was a fugitive…
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How David Saw His Situation
1O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!2For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me. 3There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.4For my iniquities have gone over my…
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How Sin Leads Us
1Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. 3The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good. 4He plots…
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Truly Blessed
1Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,whose sin is covered.2Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,and in whose spirit there is no deceit.–Psalm 32 Just let those words sink in. Forgiven. Covered. No longer counting the iniquity. For the sinner with no hope of paying his or her eternal bill this is…
Joel M Bradshaw 