![]() ![]() All these evils come from within and they defile.”Ĭatholic Bible Verse and Quote of the Day – February 3 2023 From within the man, from his heart, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. For it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” She replied and said to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.” Catholic Bible Verse and Quote of the Day – February 8 2023īut what comes out of the man, that is what defiles him. Jesus said to her, “Let the children be fed first. Catholic Bible Verse and Quote of the Day – February 9 2023 ![]() He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”) And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. Jesus took the deaf man off by himself away from the crowd. He dismissed the crowd Catholic Bible Verse and Quote of the Day – February 10 2023 They picked up the fragments left over seven baskets. All rights reserved.Catholic Bible Verse and Quote of the Day – February 11 2023 How should the knowledge of what Jesus has done for you change your life?Įxcerpted and adapted from A Feast for the Soul: Growing in Holiness by Robert M. May we learn to be filled with gratitude and awe as once again we walk by the cross and empty tomb. Sometimes, nightmares help us to appreciate what we have and have been given. Thank God it did not happen that way! Christ did die on the cross. What if Jesus did not die on the cross? What if He had not risen from the dead? Such speculation is only a bad dream. For a brief moment you are confused and disturbed. You have probably experienced waking up from a nightmare, terribly disturbed, sweating profusely, with racing pulse and terror. If Christ had not risen from the dead, we have nothing much to look forward to beyond this life, beyond our deaths, beyond the injustices of this world, and beyond our present comforts and discomforts. Our hope would be “only for this life” (v. Without Easter, Good Friday would neither be “good” nor complete. While the cross provides atonement for sins, the resurrection points to the divine power that gives new life and to our future in eternity. If Christ had not risen from the dead, we have nothing much to look forward to beyond this life, beyond our deaths, beyond the injustices of this world, and beyond our present comforts and discomforts.Īnd what if Christ had not risen from the dead? Paul wrote, “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith… your faith is futile you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:14, 17). All the little pleasures on earth would only be a momentary distraction from certain and ultimate doom for every member of the human race. We would still be headed for eternal damnation. What if Christ had not died on the cross? Then there would be no atonement for our sins. Jesus died willingly because He loved us, even while we were yet sinners (Romans 5:8). John said as much when he wrote that “Jesus laid down his life for us” (1 John 3:16). Neither was Jesus the unwilling victim of Pilate’s command. God had already revealed to His prophets how and why the Son of God would die. It was a carefully planned event, as indicated by Paul when he points out that Christ’s death was “according to Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:3). ![]() The crucifixion of Jesus was not a historical accident. Centuries of animal sacrifices in the Jewish tabernacles and temples, performed to atone for the sins of the people, all poured to the one sacrifice that really matters, the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus when He died on the cross to atone for our sins. The Jewish readers would have understood the author’s point. The writer of Hebrews explained to his Jewish readers that Jesus made a “sacrifice of himself” (Hebrews 9:26, 28). It was a carefully planned event, as indicated by Paul when he points out that Christ’s death was “according to Scriptures”. ![]()
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