He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve. After that, He was seen by more than 500 of His followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. 1 Corinthians 15:5-6
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Continue ReadingThe women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, "Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn't here! He is risen from the dead!" Luke 24:5-6a
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Continue ReadingThey told him, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while He was still alive: 'After three days I will rise from the dead.' So, we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent His disciples from coming and stealing His body and then telling everyone He was raise...
Continue ReadingThen Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed His last. Mark 15:37
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Continue ReadingFor God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was His plan from before the beginning of time—to show us His grace through Christ Jesus. And now He has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. H...
Continue ReadingA jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to His lips. When Jesus had tasted it, He said, "It is finished!" Then He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. John 19:29-30
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Continue ReadingJesus knew that His mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, "I am thirsty." John 19:28
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Continue ReadingTemptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. James 1:14-15
A few months ago, I flew to Georgia to visit my family. As I boarded, the pilot made an announcement...
Continue ReadingThis includes you who were once far away from God. You were His enemies, separated from Him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now He has reconciled you to Himself through the death of Christ in His physical body. As a result, He has brought you into His own presence, and you are holy and bla...
Continue ReadingAt about three o'clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means "My God, My God, why have You abandoned Me?" Matthew 27:46
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