Despite the mockery of some, the Messiah was the son of God. Fearfully and wonderfully made, taken from the womb and cast upon God, he was the one whom his Father delighted in, for he was called by God, “my beloved son in whom I am well pleased”. He had come into the world for one purpos…
Psalm 22 – The Messiah’s Mind (Part 4) Read More »
In the shadows of Gethsemane, he said to his three friends, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death”. The Son of God, who could still the fury of wind and storm, was now engulfed in a storm of a different kind: a storm of grief and heartbreaking sorrow of mind. In the turmoil of his min…
From Gethsemane to Golgotha – Isaiah 53 Read More »
“I gave my back to the smiters”
When we partake of bread and wine each week we are asked to remember the Lord’s sacrifice – as his words direct us in Luke 22:19. The Apostle Paul adds the words, “let a man examine himself” as we partake of the emblems (1 Cor 11:28). This involves, among…
The Lord’s Suffering – Psalm 22 Read More »
In this editorial and the next we shall consider the final episode in the life of our Lord: we shall contemplate what was required to “fulfil all righteousness” (Matt 3:15), so that he might be “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Our Lord’s submission to …
“… Calvary, There They Crucified Him”. Read More »
