Jesus cried out for His Father in Heaven to rescue Him. Christ, being fully God, understood that it would have been a simple task to bring a miraculous rescue to this excruciating circumstance. Yet, the Hand of God stayed. Jesus would die on the cross. The consequences of sin would fall on Him. The Father sent the Son explicitly for this purpose. Mankind would be better for it.
Jesus cried out for His Father in Heaven to rescue Him. Christ, being fully God, understood that it would have been a simple task to bring a miraculous rescue to this excruciating circumstance. Yet, the Hand of God stayed. Jesus would die on the cross. The consequences of sin would fall on Him. The Father sent the Son explicitly for this purpose. Mankind would be better for it.
Jesus cried out for His Father in Heaven to rescue Him. Christ, being fully God, understood that it would have been a simple task to bring a miraculous rescue to this excruciating circumstance. Yet, the Hand of God stayed. Jesus would die on the cross. The consequences of sin would fall on Him. The Father sent the Son explicitly for this purpose. Mankind would be better for it.
Parents are not supposed to bury their children. This situation, more so than the rest, was not supposed to happen. Innocent are not supposed to be punished. Gods are not supposed to be killed. Jesus understood that His mission and goals were expressly different than how the world expected Him to be and do. He simply could not leave without caring for Mary and ensuring that she would be taken care of. Thus, He looked to John, the Beloved, to care for Mary as he would his own mother. Through the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the two would be bound together not as acquaintances or friends, but as family cares for one another.
This week, the boys of Nobody Special do everything in their power to not land a joke. Caleb and Danny discuss everything going on in the world today from Selfies to Space and what we do on the weekends. Saturday is for the boys but Sunday is for the Lord. Caleb and Danny look at the Sabbath and the effects of both taking one and not taking one. They discuss their own past struggles with taking a sabbath and give encouraging advice on how to best take one.
Then its quiz time! Caleb has to figure out if quotes are from Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard or from rapper Kanye West. It is oddly much harder than you think it would be.
Happy February everyone going through some form of True Love Waits.
People have different reactions to encountering the King of Kings. Furthermore, this situation showed itself to be particularly unique. There, two criminals hung surrounding the Savior. The consequences of the first criminal’s crimes had caught up to him and drove him to insanity. He mocked Jesus, an innocent man dying the death of a guilty man. The second, though, responded differently. He chastised the first criminal and sought to gain the attention of Jesus. For everything he was going through, the second criminal saw the face of an innocent man, but even more so, he saw the face of the Savior of mankind.
He was crucified that day, a particularly brutal and bloody process. All of this having been whipped, beaten, and bloodied long before His crucifixion. No one could bring any true charge against Him and instead levied lies and falsehoods as the means of His judgment. When it came time to crucify Him, he was placed in between two criminals, the people seeing Christ as nothing more than a mere criminal. There, the mocking and pain continued. Yet, it was the response of Jesus that stunned the crowd and epitomized the mission that Jesus came to complete.
This week, the boys of Nobody Special do everything in their power to not land a joke. Caleb and Danny discuss everything going on in the world today from Selfies to Space and what we do on the weekends. Saturday is for the boys but Sunday is for the Lord. Caleb and Danny look at the Sabbath and the effects of both taking one and not taking one. They discuss their own past struggles with taking a sabbath and give encouraging advice on how to best take one.
Then its quiz time! Caleb has to figure out if quotes are from Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard or from rapper Kanye West. It is oddly much harder than you think it would be.
Happy February everyone going through some form of True Love Waits.
Isaiah spoke often of the coming Messiah for the deliverance and salvation of God’s people. As the angels spoke to John, they revealed the truth of the words from Isaiah. “‘Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. ‘ Isaiah 7:14, NIV As with many of the names given throughout the biblical text, names carry a significance and meaning as to the nature of a person. Immanuel translates from the Hebrew to “God is with us.” The nature of Jesus’ relationship with mankind is summed up in with this name.
Jesus is the Messiah that the prophet Isaiah spoke of long before His arrival and fulfills the role as the Prince of Peace. Within Jesus is this dual identity of both being a full reigning sovereign and an approachable man. While King’s rule over their land, one of their main tasks is to protect the citizens and maintain peace throughout the land. Jesus, being a reigning sovereign, is no stranger to this task. Peace guided God to take the form of man in order to restore the right relationship between them. When man allowed sin and chaos to enter into perfection, Christ came to restore the peace between the people. The King had come and fought hard for the peace that is without end.
