John’s mission was to prepare the way for Christ (Isaiah 40:3; Malachi 3:1). On a day when he saw Jesus coming to the place he was preaching and baptizing, John announced, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29).
There is a lot in John’s statement. Much of it [...]
“Behold, the Lamb of God”
Posted on July 7, 2009 at 12:01 am by Andy Sochor
The Three Things Jesus Accomplished in His Death
Posted on June 3, 2009 at 10:43 pm by Andy Sochor
Towards the end of a lengthy discussion of Jesus’ work as our high priest, the Hebrew writer provides a summary in his explanation of Psalm 40:6-8. In this explanation, he tells us the three things Jesus came to the earth to accomplish.
“After saying above, ‘Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin [...]
Of First Importance
Posted on March 15, 2007 at 7:15 pm by Andy Sochor
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3-4).
Paul [...]
