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Sometimes we tend to think of Jesus as some stoic, hovering spirit-being — a man who never smiled (after all, smiling is a sin, right?) and who never broke stride. But Hebrews 2 makes it clear that Jesus was just like us in His humanity when it says, “he had to be made like his…
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But Isaiah 7:14 prophesied that a virgin — which could also be translated “an innocent young maiden” — would be with child and that child would be “God with us,” which is “Immanuel.” A young virgin would become pregnant without intimately knowing a man. Even Mary knew how miraculous and unconventional this was. It was…
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The incarnation of Jesus Christ still remains one of the universe’s great mysteries, perhaps second only to the Triune nature of God. How could God Himself fulfill all the prophecies concerning the messiah? How could He become flesh? And why would He choose to do that?
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The grave is not the end of life nor is it the last time we will see our loved ones. Because God in Christ took on flesh and blood, died on the cross, and rose again we will have life eternal and our bodies will be glorified. No more cancer, no more Alzheimer’s, no more…
J.C. Newton 