THE CROSS OF CHRIST — A DIVINELY PROVIDED MEETING PLACE In becoming the Sin-bearer, Jesus Christ fully met and solved the problem of sin. “In His death, everything was made His that sin had made ours . . . everything in sin except its sinfulness” (James Denney, The Death of Christ). The cross of…
Satan thought he had won the first step in God’s defeat and dethronement due to Adam’s defection. A horrendous conflict began. God did not minimize its sinister seriousness, but he triumphantly claimed victory over his enemy on the very threshold of the conflict. Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the…
The die has been cast. From this time forward, Satan will contest with God for the possession of the earth and all therein. He has set himself up as an opposing rival claimant to the world’s sovereignty and to man’s worship. He will establish a kingdom of his own. God, for a purpose, will…
Humans were not the first beings created by God. In 1 Corinthians 15:40, two bodies are mentioned, celestial (heavenly) and terrestrial (earthly). In eternity past, God created the celestial bodies first, then the terrestrial. 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and…