“I am the way, the truth and the life…” John 14:6a NLT
Jesus is the essence of these three absolutes. Consider the first one – “I am the way.” There is no other way to the Father than through Jesus.
Since the Father is holy, no sin can be in His presence. His love, though, provided the way for us to relate to Him in holiness. He sent Jesus and made Him sin for us and poured out His wrath upon His Son. The result? We can be healed – saved – by Jesus’ stripes! By dying on the cross, He paid the penalty that was due us, and He was raised so that we could become just before God.
Therefore Jesus commanded us to remember Him, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people – an agreement confirmed with my blood.” Thus when we drink of this cup, it is a symbol of that agreement and of Jesus’ being the only way to the Father.
What a marvel! What a mystery! “…since we have been made right in God’s (the Father’s) sight by faith, we have peace with God (the Father) because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.” (Romans 5:1 NLT)
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Monday, July 7, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Jesus Christ the Head
We have many “heads” in our society – heads of state, heads of departments, heads of organizations – and we have a tendency to make room for a head of a church.
I am challenged, though, with the truth found in Colossians 1:18a
“Christ is…the head of the church, which is his body.”
This is a marvelous reality. Every believer in Christ is a member of His body, having been baptized into that body by the Holy Spirit.
“But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.” (1Corithians 12:13 NLT)
Connections with other people might fall flat, but our connection with Jesus Christ stands as a rock. He is the Father’s supreme gift to us, His body. And what a gift! He alone deserves to be the head of the church – our Savior, eternal Lamb, King of kings, Good Shepherd, Brother, Bridegroom, Advocate, Friend.
My challenge is how to function within the body of which He is the Head. For one thing, Christ’s headship alerts me to pay more attention to what He says than to what people say. It moves me to learn more about what it means to follow Him.
I am challenged, though, with the truth found in Colossians 1:18a
“Christ is…the head of the church, which is his body.”
This is a marvelous reality. Every believer in Christ is a member of His body, having been baptized into that body by the Holy Spirit.
“But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.” (1Corithians 12:13 NLT)
Connections with other people might fall flat, but our connection with Jesus Christ stands as a rock. He is the Father’s supreme gift to us, His body. And what a gift! He alone deserves to be the head of the church – our Savior, eternal Lamb, King of kings, Good Shepherd, Brother, Bridegroom, Advocate, Friend.
My challenge is how to function within the body of which He is the Head. For one thing, Christ’s headship alerts me to pay more attention to what He says than to what people say. It moves me to learn more about what it means to follow Him.
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