Our Sympathetic High Priest We know from Hebrews 2:9-11; 2:14-18; and 4:14-16, that Jesus is our sympathetic High Priest who empathizes with our weaknesses, infirmities, and sufferings. “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses,...
Conversation Stoppers Today’s post originated as a Twitter/X thread. The focus: Many on social media, blogs, and podcasts claim to want to start a conversation. In reality, they want to start a monologue. They use a number of conversations stoppers to shame others...
Matthew 4:1: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:11: Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. Matthew 4:12: When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. Matthew...
Jesus: The Man of Suffering and the Soul Physician of the Suffering Follow this link for your free 40-Page PDF: The Gospels and Suffering: Jesus—The Man of Suffering and the Soul Physician of the Suffering. If you’d like to share the link with others, here it is:...
The Life-Long, Chronic Suffering of Jesus When we think of Christ as the “man of sorrows” (Isaiah 53:3), we often think primarily of Christ’s suffering on the cross. Of course, the four Gospels do consistently depict Christ’s Passion Week of suffering, crucifixion,...
