Posts with the tag “the-character-of-christ”

Colossians 1:15-2015 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is...  Read More

When we suffer, we instinctively look for escape—and in many cases, that is right and good. But Christ shows us something deeper. In the garden, He prayed that the cup might pass from Him—the cup of God’s righteous wrath against sin. Yet, when the moment came, He did not run.  Read More

John 1:14“14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”John 9:31-32“31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”In a world where the truth seems to be both increasingly avail...  Read More

Matthew 9:36“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”Compassion is an emotion that moves us toward others. The word comes from the Latin compati, meaning “to suffer with.” True compassion does not remain distant or detached. It draws us near to those who are hurting and stirs us to care for them.Jesus is compassion...  Read More

Ultimately, obedience depends on who is being obeyed. For the Christian, our highest concern is obedience to God (Acts 5:29). And if we want to see perfect obedience, we look to Christ — who submitted His will, His life, and His death to the Father.   Read More

Biblical humility is not self-deprecation or weakness. It is a truthful, sober understanding of oneself before the Lord. For Christ—who is the Lord—humility meant the voluntary veiling of His divine glory (not the surrender of His divinity) in the weakness of human flesh. If anyone could claim visible glory, it was Him. Yet He “did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped.”   Read More