We may be curious about Jesus’ early years and what his life was like growing up, but the inspired Scriptures are largely silent on the issue. Only this account in Luke is given. Luk 2:41-52 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. (42) And when he was twelve …
Sin hurts. It promises good things, but never delivers on those promises. It promises pleasure and easy resolution to life’s difficulties. Maybe for a short time it seems sin is working out, but it always brings destruction, hurt, and brokenness. The nation of Israel had suffered much in their sin and in the sins of …
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There is a way of experiencing God in our heads without ever walking with him by faith. This is the danger faced by those who set themselves to the study of God’s word. This is a good pursuit. God’s word is living and active and sharper than any double edged sword. It is useful for …
Jesus did not come only to take on flesh, he came to take on sinful flesh. He was not himself sinful. But he came into the curse and he came under the law. The law was God’s way for sinful people to come into his holy presence. It was good! The law was good news. …
Advent has been a season of waiting. it is a season of eager anticipation of the coming of Jesus, Immanuel, God with us! His coming was the coming of a savior who would save his people from their sins. He came. We celebrate Christmas. The light shone into the dark world. And yet, the world …
He Has Come! Eternal God, the light of the world who created it has now invaded it. And he brought an army of angels beyond number with him. To our great relief, the army comes with a message of peace! Luke 2:8-20 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping …
Luke 2:1-7 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. (2) This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. (3) And all went to be registered, each to his own town. (4) And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of …
It was one thing for the angel of God to appear to Zechariah and proclaim the coming birth of John to he and Elizabeth. Their old age raised doubts in his mind. Mary had responded with awe and worshipful wonder when she received the news that she herself, though a virgin, would conceive and give …
Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, (27) to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. (28) And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, …
In the Old Testament multiple witnesses were required to establish the facts of a case. As God the Son was coming into the world in fulfillment of the Old Covenant he was accompanied by witnesses. The first was John, sent from God as had been prophesied. John 1:6-8 There was a man sent from God, …
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