Ephesians 1:10, “…to sum up all things in Him, things in heaven and on earth.” The word I’ve translated “sum up” here is used only one other place by Paul, and that’s in Romans 13:9 where he says that every commandment in the Law is “summed up” in the command to love neighbor. What […]
Isaiah 52:15, “Kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for that which has not been told them they see, and that which they have not heard they understand.” Isaiah anticipates a day when the kings of the nations will come to understand something that had previously been unknown to them and that—upon understanding it—they
Isaiah 10:5, 15, “Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger; the staff in their hands is my fury…As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood.” In context, these verses present the invading Assyrian army as a tool of judgment
Isaiah 6:3, “Holy, Holy, Holy is YHWH of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.” All creation bears witness to the beauty of who God is, and to those for whom the veil is removed, this is the beauty of the Son. I was recently listening to a class by Dr.
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Revelation 1:5, “…Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings on earth.” Faithful Witness – Crucifixion Firstborn of the Dead – Resurrection Ruler of the Kings – Ascension And this is the one who loves us and freed us from our sins by His blood.
Matthew 28:18-19, “ALL authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations…” The universal authority of the Crucified and Risen Lord Jesus Christ is the ground of missions and to see hearts and minds joyfully submitted to His Sovereign Beauty is the goal.
Colossians 1:19, “For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether in earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross.” The death and resurrection of the God-Man is the note that harmonizes all of reality to the
Revelation 1:5, “…Jesus Christ the faithful witness the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings on earth….who loves us and freed us from our sins by His blood.” Like drops of water splashing into a puddle, kings and presidents, empires and nations rise and fall….but the True King sits enthroned for
Ephesians 1:4, “…He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him…”
Colossians 1:16, “…all things were created through Him and for Him.” Jesus Christ is the goal of created reality
