Saved by “a root out of a dry ground”

Saved by “a root out of a dry ground”   “For he shall grow up…as a root out of a dry ground” (Isaiah 53:2)      The “dry ground” is spiritually-dead Israel and the nearly-defunct house of David. The “root” is Christ. A flower, shrub and...

Jesus: “I will come to you”

Jesus: “I will come to you”   “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you” (John 14:18)    Gravity held a strangle-hold on the moment. The Passover Supper had passed and passed away. The Lord’s Supper had been instituted. Judas Iscariot had...

What is the “unction of the Holy One”?

What is the “unction of the Holy One”?   “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things” (1 John 2:20)     The masses cry for a gospel devoid of truth. The apostle faced a similar crowd at the first century’s end....

Jesus Christ: the Friend of Sinners

Jesus Christ: the Friend of Sinners   “…a friend of publicans and sinners” (Matthew 11:19)     Jesus quoted the descriptions of His accusers. They meant to condemn; He meant to declare. What a remarkable title: “a friend of…sinners”. He laid...