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. ● 1Cor 11:25 . . This cup is the new covenant in my blood. I doubt the apostles could read the words of the new covenant floating in that cup like mystics read tea leaves. I would have to say that 1Cor 11:25 implies that nobody, no exceptions, should partake of the wine element of the...

. Regardless of how Christ's teachings are interpreted-- ritually, literally, or metaphorically --unless people somehow eat his flesh and drink his blood, they have no life in them; viz: they are quite dead on the hoof regardless of their health, age, race, religion, and/or gender. ● John 6:53...

. The inquiry below comes along every now and then. FAQ: At Matt 16:18, Jesus said: "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it." What is the meaning of that verse? A: Basically it's saying that should one of Christ's...

. Even if Jesus had somehow managed to survive crucifixion and the soldier's spear, he would've certainly died from suffocation later during the preparation of his body for burial. Jesus' friends covered his face with a towel, binding it in place with strips of cloth, which they also used to...

. ● Matt 27:45 . . At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. To me, those three hours were the most important during Christ's ordeal because that's when God laid into him. ● Isa 53:6 . . All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but...

. There's quite a bit of disagreement about the physical characteristics of Christ's resurrection. 1• Jesus' corpse wasn't restored to life. His body remains deceased, and squirreled away somewhere on Earth in a condition, and a location, known only to God. 2• Christ's corpse underwent...

. ● Zech 9:9 . . Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. That prediction shows up in Matt 21:1-11 and John...

. A portion of the scripture reference below is deliberately revised. Watch for it. ● John 20:29 . . Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are the gullible who have not seen and yet have believed." The Bible, as a document, cannot be accepted into evidence to...

. ● Luke 16:29-31 . . Abraham said; "They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them. If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead." The man, with whom Abraham spoke, called him "father" and he called the man "son". So it's...

. The apostle Peter wrote about humility. "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time" (1Pet 5:6) The koiné Greek word for "humble" is tapeinophrosune (tap-i-nof-ros-oo' nay) which means lowliness of mind; viz: modesty, which Webster's...

. ● Matt 5:5 . . Blessed are the meek The third beatitude comes from the Old Testament. ● Ps 37:10-11 . .For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves...

. The original Easter occurred on the first day of the Jews' week. (Matt 28:1, Mark 16:1-2, and John 20:1) However, the first day of the Jews' week isn't the anchor for Jesus' resurrection. The real anchor is whatever night of the week that the paschal lamb is eaten, and the date for that night...

. ● Matt 12:40 . . For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Some years ago a skeptic asked me how to get three days and three nights between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning. It...

. Regardless of how Christ is interpreted; one thing is for sure: unless people somehow eat his flesh and drink his blood, they have no life in them; viz: they are quite dead on the hoof. ● John 6:53 . . Jesus said: "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink...

. Just in case someone looking in has neither read nor heard anything from Song until just now; I should probably warn them that portions of it may not be suitable for children. Some of its language is a little disturbing even for grown-ups, especially in mixed company. One thing's for sure: if...

. I recently viewed a 2014 movie on NetFlix starring Nicolas Cage titled "Left Behind". There was a glaring omission: nobody came back from the dead for the rapture; only living people were taken out. Something else overlooked by the movie's producers is the category of folk who are supposed to...

. I ran across an interesting story on YouTube recently. It's about a man who grew up in a Christian home and attended a Christian church. He believed that Jesus Christ died for his sins and rose again. He believed in the Spirit birth about which Jesus spoke in John 3:3-8. He was baptized in the...

. Palm Sunday was fairly easy to predict; and from that, the wise men probably obtained a pretty good rough idea when to expect Jesus' birth. The explanation is a bit too long to post. Follow the link below for details. Palm Sunday Plus, the wise men had an advantage. According to Matt 2:12...

. ● Luke 2:1-12a . . Now it came about in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all were proceeding to register for the census, everyone to his own...

. ● Matt 2:1 . . Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. The koiné Greek word for these particular wise men is magos (mag'-os) which roughly indicates scientists; and judging by their interest in the...