For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, in which he also went and made proclamation to the spirits in prison who in the past were disobedient, when … [Read More…]
Why did Jesus compare himself to a bronze snake?
”Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. (John 3:14-15) The episode with the bronze snake in the wilderness (Numbers 21:4–9) can be disturbing. God appears to use a snake idol to rescue … [Read More…]
Tough Texts: Daniel 3:17
If the God we serve exists, then he can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he can rescue us from the power of you, the king. This was spoken by the heroes of the book of Daniel—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—or as Veggie Tales calls them, Rack, Shack & Benny. How can these … [Read More…]
