Gospel Explained

From the Authorized Version of the Bible, Isaiah Chapter 53: Who hath believed our report? and to Whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For He shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected of men; a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him; He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not his mouth: He is brought as a lamb to th...

Six letters in each word of Google Search Engine makes it the number 666, at least in English. However, whilst Google Earth has eyes over all the earth and can find all human knowledge placed on the internet (world wide web, www which some suggest looks a little like vivivi 666 in Roman numerals) and has a blog facility which enables people to publish their personal diaries, it is probably not the "person" mentioned in Revelation chapter 13. " Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six. " Revelation 13 verse 18 All very exciting and when there are meetings on prophecy the numbers are always higher than for other subjects. It seems a lot of people are interested in the future. It is of interest that the verse that follows draws our attention back to the Lord Jesus Christ as the Lamb: "And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the moun...

Years ago I remember seeing a film with this title as I was a fan of comedy, after all only a comedian would suggest that they know the meaning of life. It was in the days when I rarely read a Bible, but I was a person who had suffered a fair deal of trauma and felt that all my suffering would bring me some merit or favour or ultimate forgiveness before God. I do believe, though I did not know it, that God did love me but the first thing I needed to know was that I needed to be ashamed of things that I had done and humble myself before God. It would have been possible to continue in the path of pity for myself but in order to really change, and that I did - not through my own efforts - but by looking upwards. " Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: For I am God, and there is none else . " Isaiah chapter 45 verse 22 " Not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of...

Since this is the thirteenth post it may be a good time to mention superstition. I can remember being afraid of that number when I saw it and the fear is called triskaidekaphobia. I still feel a little uncomfortable with it and am thankful that it does not hold as much fear for me as it used to. Most daily papers would include a section divided into 12 signs that denote the time of your birth. Within these categories are found general predictions on what may happen to you or what you will experience. It caters for a need to know what is going to happen in the future. Why would this practice be something that would be against the will of the God of Heaven? What is the harm in consuming such advice and waiting for it to happen, surely there's no "harm" in it it's just a bit of fun? It stems from the desire to know that something better will come up and that we are unhappy with what we have. Superstition would be binding and the truth sets you free. "And ye shall kn...

Genesis Chapter 3 A criminal mastermind: “The Serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field.” Verse 1 A robbery target: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said “ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” Verse 3 Agreeing with the criminal and carrying out his plan: “For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” Verse 5 Committing the crime: “She took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.” Verse 6 Feeling of Guilt and trying to hide: “ I was afraid because I was naked and I hid myself” Verse 10 Being Discovered: “Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? ” Verse 11 Blaming someone else: “…she gave me of the tree and I did eat” Verse 12 That person blaming another: “The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” Verse 13 Sentence Passed: The ...

We are often hearing the point of view of those who despise so-called Fundamentalist Christians, after all they assume that Christians do not think as deeply as they do. We often hear the worn phrases like intolerant Fundos who take the Bible literally, who don't believe in Evolution, and who hate the sin but love the sinner. Very rarely do we hear the phrase Rampant Atheist or Runaway Agnostic used by Christians. Atheists and Agnostics are actually the most interfering people on earth, they think they have a mission to endlessly debate with Christians who they think have blindly believed in Creation. What business is it of theirs? They might spend their time more profitably dealing with their own hypocrisies than what other people believe. Their one desire is to drag Christians down to their level, little wonder the Saviour whom the Christian believes in is described as: "Despised and rejected of men" Isaiah 53 verse 3. Yet "The Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity ...