Archive | February, 2024

The Harmony of The Gospels…

25 Feb

The Harmony of The Gospels…

The Gospels of Jesus Christ each carry a unique look into the life of the Messiah. Beginning with Matthew which defines Jesus as YAH’s king. Recorded through the lineage (Matt chapter 1) of Mary to King David and then to Abraham, done to show His fulfillment of 2 Samuel 7 in scripture.

The Gospel of Mark presents Jesus as a humble servant. Mark 10:45 states, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” This presents the idea that in order to be Christ like we too must be servants of the Most High, sacrificing who we are to reflect His goodness unto the world.

Luke presents Christ as the “Son of Man.” The genealogy recorded by Luke in chapter 3 follows Joseph bloodline and not Mary’s all the way back to Adam (Luke identifies Jesus as the son of Joseph through marriage law and not blood.) Jesus refers to himself by this title fulfilling Daniel 7. This title expresses his sovereignty in the Earth. The same sovereignty we had before the fall of man into sin, and stresses that in Christ we return back to that.

John’s Gospel proclaims Jesus Christ as YAH, the great I AM (Exodus 3:14). John records Jesus claim to the title many differs times (John 6:35, 41, 48, 51, Chp 8: 12, Chp 10:7,9, Chp 11:25, Chp 10:11,14, Chp 14:6, Chp 15:1,5.

The harmony of the four Gospels presents Jesus Christ as King, Servant, Man and God, Shalom…

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The Great Requirement…

15 Feb

I often wonder how well I am stewarding the gifts of the Holy Spirit. As outlined in 1 Corinthians 12:4-10 they include wisdom, knowledge, faith, healings,miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, speaking in tongues and interpretating tongues, as well as being commissioned to spread the Gospel (Matthew 28:19-20.)

All of these gifts carry a heavy responsibility, in sharing with the unsaved world in hopes of winning more to Jesus Christ. Imagine being a paramedic or police officer and refusing to offer assistance to those in need. Spreading the Gospel needs to be looked at in the same way. As the world becomes more and more sinful and blasphemous we need to provide a alternative to worldliness. 

The Gospel of Jesus Christ shouldn’t be withheld from the world once we have received it. First in spreading the message of the cross, then sharing our gifts with the Church. The great requirement much like a first responder is to provide assistance to save lives, but even more so with the Gospel to save them spiritually, Shalom.

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In The Light, Darkness Will Flee…

1 Feb

John 8:12, “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

One of the most amazing things to know, is that Jesus Christ is the eternal light of the world and our Spirits. Though this light is spiritual it is symbolic of natural light. A comforting thing to know is that darkness can never overtake the light while light, will always overtake the darkness. 

This eternal light is the Gospel of Jesus Christ! This light overtakes the darkness found in our human bodies which is sin. Sin  creates a separation from us and YAH, and upon receiving Jesus as our Savior this light comes to live within us.

The light of the Gospels extinguishes all darkness which is why we are charged to spread it throughout the world Matthew 28:19-20. We are commissioned to bring this light to everyone, in doing so omitting the darkness in themselves and the world, Shalom.

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