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Jesus In The Book of Genesis

Posted on 03/05/2011 by David Lee Martin in Old Testament, The Son of God, Who is Jesus?

Hidden throughout the Scriptures are tantalising glimpses of the Saviour, acting like signposts until we stand and behold the full glory of the Father in the Person of His Son. Jesus Himself spoke of this when He walked with the disciples toward Emmaus, speaking of all things that concerned Him from Moses and through each [...]

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The Purpose of the Law for the Christian

Posted on 05/04/2011 by David Lee Martin in Old Testament

Paul argues that the law is indeed holy, and that it reveals the righteousness of God, but that its purpose is not to establish our righteousness before God. Paul reveals the purpose of the law as follows: To restrain sin To reveal sin Once these purposes have been fulfilled, the law no longer has any [...]

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The Ages of the Biblical Patriarchs

Posted on 30/05/2010 by David Lee Martin in Bible Timeline, Creation, Old Testament, Second Coming

Several of our readers have expressed an interest in reading more Biblical history articles on the blog. I too have a passion to understand the BIG STORY and fit the pieces together. Too many people have relegated the Biblical accounts, especially in the book of Genesis to mere myth or to symbolic tales with no [...]

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Quotes About Jesus Christ

The most pressing question on the problem of faith is whether a man as a civilized being can believe in the divinity of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, for therein rests the whole of our faith.

Fyodor Dostoevski

As a child I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene….No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life.

Albert Einstein

Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair.

Blaise Pascal

Despite our efforts to keep him out, God intrudes. The life of Jesus is bracketed by two impossibilities: “a virgin’s womb and an empty tomb”. Jesus entered our world through a door marked,”No Entrance” and left through a door marked “No Exit.”

Peter Larson

An unsurpassed master of the art of laying bare the inmost core of spiritual truth.

Geza Vermes

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

Mahatma Gandhi

A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere doctrine, but it is He Himself we have.

Dwight L. Moody

There is no better news, than the fact that Jesus can actually turn a life upside down and save it.

Cliff Richard

I have one passion. It is He, only He.

Count Zindendorf

Jesus Christ is the beginning, the middle, and the end of all. In the Gospels he walks in human form upon the earth, and accomplishes the work of redemption.

Philip Schaff