It’s Christmas. We celebrate the Christ, Jesus who was an enigma. He came into this world as a child of a working-class family from a notably unnoteworthy region of the country. He amazed people with His teaching and His miracles, but He always defied their expectations. When they expected Him to act like an averageContinue reading “It’s Friday…But What An Enigma!”
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It’s Friday…What An Exchange!
It’s Good Friday. The death of Jesus is for anyone who believes His sacrifice is everything we need for the forgiveness of our sins. When Jesus was crucified, we and all of our sin died with Him on the cross. He willingly suffered the penalty of our rebellion and paid the price for our pardon.Continue reading “It’s Friday…What An Exchange!”
It’s Friday…The Divine Scapegoat
During this sacred season we are reminded in Scripture of the great sacrifice God provided to save the world. In the Old Testament, God gave the Israelites a ritual in Leviticus 16 that would symbolize His salvation. The priest would select scapegoat, impart all the sins of the nation onto the goat, and drive theContinue reading “It’s Friday…The Divine Scapegoat”
It’s Friday…Compassion is Yours
God loves to save! He really does. And yes, there seems to be tension in Scripture between what we deserve and what God gives. On one end of the spectrum, there’s an overwhelming sense of judgment from crimes against the holiness of God. On the other end of the spectrum, there is an overwhelming senseContinue reading “It’s Friday…Compassion is Yours”
Vic Alvarado 