Recent content by Charles R

The "blood of Jesus" speaks to His love for the Father expressed through His obedience, devotion, and faithfulness. The delight of the Father in His obedient Son overflows to us and "covers" or "atones" for our offenses and thus it is through His blood that we have forgiveness of sins.

It was on the cross that Jesus was obedient and thus earned His resurrection and exaltation. His resurrection as the firstfruit from among the dead, is what got the ball rolling until death is abolished for everyone. An offering is a gift. Your offering to a church is your gift. The purpose...

The cross was a test of Jesus Christ's obedience, devotion, and love for the Father. Jesus passed the test, and delighted the Father. The Father then rewarded the Son with a kingdom, a throne, and all power and authority in heaven and on earth. Jesus then uses that power and authority to...

If the Rich Man and Lazarus is literal, then the Rich Man has a tongue and a finger. The whole point of the story was the irony. The story isn't meant to reveal truth about the afterlife, it's just an ironic story to demonstrate how flawed the character of the Rich Man was that he didn't...