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Christian, we are called to be aware and beware. We must be aware of the signs of our times, while at the same time, we must beware to not waste time following the wrong signs. So let us be watchful in our world by remaining faithful to the Word. "You therefore, beloved, since...

Like Peter, we have all denied the Lord. And like Peter, we can also be restored. How? Well, Christ’s dying is greater than our denying. And Christ being risen is greater than our ruin. And that is why the answer is not regret, the answer is repent. "And that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve" (1 Corinthians 15:5).

On the cross, Jesus prayed a prayer of forgiveness. Quite frankly, it would have made more sense if He said, "Father don't hold them guiltless." You see, Jesus spoke words of grace from the cross of shame. He said, "Father forgive them" even as we hung Him. In other words, there is...

Jesus doesn’t have a tombstone because the stone was removed from His tomb. And that rock is forever engraved with the echo of a God who saves. And because I know my Redeemer lives, I will live to testify of my Redeemer. "Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! That they were engraved on a rock with an iron pen and lead, forever! For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth" (Job 19:23-25).

The Good News is not just that Jesus lived and died, but that He died and now lives. And that is why our faith isn’t based on fables or feelings, it is based on facts. "For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according...

Before we can see the cross as something done for us, we must first see it as something done by us. Meaning, we are guilty as charged, and that is why the first step is to accept the charge of guilt. And once we recognize the shame of what was done by us, we can fully realize the...