Think of all the times in movies when the villain (and even the hero) promises a violent end upon those who are harming them or their loved ones. Yet not our Lord. He asked His Father to forgive them instead, showing a heart-felt hope that they would come to repent and thus be saved by His sacrifice in spite of being the ones who were murdering Him. … Read More 1 Peter: Christ, Our Example
This is the central message of the gospel, that forgiveness would not be possible without Jesus and God’s love for us that sent Jesus to us to live that sinless life and die that cruel death. John wrote, “By this we know love, that He laid down His life for us…” (1 John 3:16). This is what gives us hope; indeed, this is what makes Jesus our only hope. We live a hard life here on earth, a life filled with great difficulties. Yet as bad as this life can be, we must still keep our focus on Jesus’ sinless life and amazing death.… Read More The Sinless Christ
Pre-Denominational Christianity 