May 3 The Resurrection of Jesus is an essential doctrine of the faith. In other words, you cannot be saved without believing it. (Romans 10:9–10; John 3:16; Revelation 1:17–18; Galatians 1:1; Acts 13:30–39; 1 Peter 1:21, etc.) Many Christian apologists, such as Josh McDowell, have said that the Resurrection of Jesus is the most documented…
Mark 16 Early Sunday Morning, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome went to the garden tomb of Joseph of Arimathea to put spices on Jesus’ body. Anointing the body was a customary way to pay respects to the deceased. On their way, the women wondered how they would access the tomb, since…
John 20 records Thomas’ first encounter with Jesus after His resurrection. The other disciples had already seen Jesus, but Thomas wasn’t there. When they said they had seen Jesus, Thomas scoffed, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in His hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my…
January 25 As He hangs on the cross, just before taking His last few breaths, Jesus speaks those three epic words, “It is finished.” (John 19:30) Notice that He doesn’t say, “I am finished.” He says, “It is finished.” But what was finished? His life? His ministry? Everything necessary for the Scriptures to be fulfilled…
January 18 Several times in today’s chapter Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit. In fact, He not only talks about the Holy Spirit but the Father as well, sharing some of the Bible’s clearest and most detailed insights about them. John 14 then is a very important passage, and one reason is that it is…
January 10 Have you ever heard a skeptic claim, “Jesus never claimed to be God.”? I agree. Jesus never claimed to be God in so many words. He didn’t have to make the claim outright. Look at how people around Him responded to what He said and did. Look at John 8:48-58. The Jewish leaders…