Thoughts and Considerations

                                                             WHY THE CROSS?                                              (For the local Newspaper)             “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness…”   When we speak of the Cross of Christ we are not referring to a religious symbol, but indeed the very method by which Jesus Christ was put to death. Why would we preach such a thing? Isn’t good moral teaching and a godly example sufficient for religion? Indeed for any religion it may be, but not when the biggest issue between us and God our Creator is our sin which separates us from Him. Teaching us about worship, godly morals, good and evil, is important, but the problem is that we have all sinned and have broken God’s laws. We lie, we cheat, we steal, we are greedy, sexually immoral, and even if we hate our brother we are murders in God’s eyes. So telling us how to be good, and no matter how earnest our intentions are, does not improve our standing, nor r

                                                                                        WHO IS THIS MAN JESUS?   INDEX: -  MAN IS SEPARATED FROM GOD -WHAT IS IT THAT SEPARATES US FROM GOD OUR CREATOR? -THE PROMISED MESSIAH (SAVIOR) -JESUS  CHRIST THE MESSIAH/SAVIOR -THE MESSIAH'S DEATH AND RESURRECTION -WHY THE SECRECY, WHY ALL THE OBSCURITY? -WHAT ACTUALLY WAS JESUS' EARTHLY MISSION? -WHO IS THIS JESUS REALLY?  JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF MAN  JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD -WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING SAID BY CALLING HIM 'THE SON OF GOD?" -JESUS CHRIST IS...! -CONCLUSION "And they feared greatly, and said one to another, 'What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?'" Mark 4:41 "Therefore also it is contained in the Scripture, 'Behold, I lay in Zion a Chief Corner Stone, Elect, Precious: and he that believes on Him shall not be confounded/shamed.' Unto you which believe He is Precious: but to them