Mark 15 1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest… Continue reading Barabbas: Christ Died for Me
Author: Stanford Murrell
The Biblical Basis for House Churches
Several times a year I receive an update from Bro. Sergey, a good and godly man I had the privilege of meeting and preaching with while ministering in Siberia several years ago. I thought of the work he is doing in house churches while the Notre Dame Cathedral was still smoldering from the terrible fire… Continue reading The Biblical Basis for House Churches
Notre Dame in Flames
When the disciples of Jesus placed an undue emphasis on the glory of Herod’s Temple, a beautiful building, “Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down” (Matt. 24:2). God is a jealous… Continue reading Notre Dame in Flames
What Does the Death of Christ Mean?
In remembering the death of deaths in the death of Christ the question arises as to what His death means. Theologically and practically the death of Christ has far reaching implications. The death of Christ means that the promise of Genesis 3:15 has been fulfilled. God has kept His word to Adam and Eve and… Continue reading What Does the Death of Christ Mean?
Three Great Covenants of God
Covenant of Works * Covenant of Grace * Covenant of Redemption In the New Testament the word translated most often “covenant” is diatheke, which is not the usual Greek word for covenant. The normal word is suntheke. The question arises as to why the usage of diatheke. Though diatheke includes the idea of a contract,… Continue reading Three Great Covenants of God
When All Things are Possible
“And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. 15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. 16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? 17 And one of the… Continue reading When All Things are Possible
Did God Make Pete Buttigieg Gay?
On April 4, 2019, in New York, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, South Bend, Indiana mayor addressed the National Action Network convention. He had many political points he wanted to make with the audience and news media, but no point was more important for him than to justify his homosexuality. Targeting the Christian conservative vice… Continue reading Did God Make Pete Buttigieg Gay?
