1) Did you know, that when Jesus died on the cross, the bodies of many holy people that had died came back to life? Look it up! Matthew 27:51-53
2) Did you know that the man who buried Jesus was waiting for the kingdom of God? Look it up!
Mark 15:43
3) Did you know that the veil that was torn in the temple was approximately 4 inches thick, 60 feet high, and that horses pulling from both sides of it could not have torn it?! http://www.gotquestions.org/temple-veil-torn.html There is huge significance in this because before this only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies, and only once a year. After the veil was torn, anybody was able to go in. We do not have to have a mediator between God and man. We can just talk to God without a thick veil in front of us because if our sins are forgiven, he sees us as made righteous, and we can stand in his holy presence.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Verse of the Month
Luke 23:39-43
One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!" But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
I was listening to a sermon this past Sunday, and the pastor was preaching on this text, and he pointed out that when the second criminal says, "Don't you fear God, since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong." The criminal is admitting that he has done wrong and the punishment that he is getting is what he deserves. When he says, "This man has done nothing wrong" the criminal is realizing that Jesus really is who he says he is. Do we realize that Jesus is really who he says he is?
One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!" But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
I was listening to a sermon this past Sunday, and the pastor was preaching on this text, and he pointed out that when the second criminal says, "Don't you fear God, since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong." The criminal is admitting that he has done wrong and the punishment that he is getting is what he deserves. When he says, "This man has done nothing wrong" the criminal is realizing that Jesus really is who he says he is. Do we realize that Jesus is really who he says he is?
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