by Adoring God | Sep 22, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.” (Matthew 27:23) The cross, cherished by believers as a symbol of sacrificial love and redemption, was in Christ’s time the vilest instrument of execution,...
by Adoring God | Sep 15, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, ‘They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.’” (Matthew 27:35) At the foot of the cross, Roman soldiers have no...
by Adoring God | Sep 8, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.” (Luke 23:27) Crowds always seemed to gather around the Lord. Many would press in, hoping to witness His next miracle firsthand. The Pharisees and other religious...
by Adoring God | Sep 1, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha.” (John 19:17) There is no burden heavier than the cross, because it represents the sins of all the elect laid upon the back of the spotless Lamb....
by Adoring God | Aug 25, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.” (Luke 23:22) How often are we backed into a position of choice between taking our stand alone with Christ or...
by Adoring God | Aug 18, 2022 | Jesus Christ
“And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas.” (Luke 23:18) No situation—fictional or otherwise—ever devised by man involves a choice more baffling than that of the crowd before Pilate. A man condemned for murder and...
