The Bible has named and identified two people who were called the friend of God, Moses and Abraham. We are either a friend of God or not. A friend loves at all times, Proverbs 17:17. Some pretend, others stick closer than a brother, Proverbs 18:24. Pretenders are not friends because Read more…
It was not by mere coincidence that great leaders of Israel associated with Egypt throughout the ages. The association was by God’s design and it was a blessing for Christianity. Rather than despising Egypt as a land of the heathen, God used the land as a source of blessing for Read more…
Egypt is mentioned in both the New and Old Testaments under different circumstances but for a similar reason. It started with Joseph when he was sold into slavery. It was followed with the birth of Moses. Both became Egyptian royals though Jews. Jesus the messiah was taken to Egypt on Read more…
Since creation, man has always tried to either understand or unravel the works of God. This is because a number of events elude natural wisdom, logic or reasoning. Many questions remain unanswered. That is why they are called mysteries. The more we try to understand, the more we become confused, Read more…
Jesus prophesied unequivocally that he would be killed and would rise on the third day, Mark 8:31; 9:31. Truly, Jesus rose on the third day from his tomb and there was overwhelming proof that he rose from the dead. He did not continue in the grave because the grave could Read more…
Prior to Jesus’ death, he had prophesied that he would be killed and would rise on the third day, Matthew 16:21. This fact is covered severally or extensively in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. True to Jesus’ word of prophecy, he rose on the third day and it is without Read more…
Though Jesus was crucified under humiliating circumstances, he does not hold us accountable. He still loves us as a merciful and suffering savior. Whilst on the cross Jesus said Father forgive them, for they know not what they do, Luke 23:34. The imprint of savagery on Jesus’ mind is significant. Read more…
Jesus was crucified on the cross by nailing, Matthew 27: 35, Mark 15:24; Luke 23:33; John 19:18. Jesus was crucified with only three nails. His two hands were nailed separately with a nail each. However his two feet were nailed together, one placed on the other with a single nail. Read more…
Jesus Christ was also wounded by the crown of thorns on his head. He bled and suffered pain. To those who crucified Jesus, he represented everything thorns stood for in Jewish culture. Jewish mythology of thorns To the Jews, thorns stood for a negative omen. It signified obstruction and unfruitfulness Read more…
Jesus Christ was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane by a mob with swords and clubs from the chief priests and elders of the people led by Judas. They treated Jesus as a robber, Matthew 26:47-57. Jesus was eventually nailed to the cross to his death, Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; Read more…