Scripture uses various symbols, including “our Passover” to describe the Lord Jesus Christ. This image, derived from Exodus 12, depicts Jesus’ costly and effective redemption for us.
Since sinners have no right to divine compassion, God bestows it freely on those He chooses to bestow it. None should charge Him with injustice for granting saving mercy to some and not to others. Instead, He deserves adoration and obedience because of His infinite goodness to the undeserving.
God is faithful and His promises never fail. Paul underscores this truth to assure his audience that God will save His elect among the Jews despite the nation’s rejection of the Gospel and the Lord Jesus Christ.
The three miracles (the healing of the leper, the centurion’s servant, and Peter’s mother-in-law) reinforce the absolute authority and power of Jesus Christ in Matthew 8:1-17. He heals regardless of the severity of the disease or the distance of the sufferer. These healings result from the cross of Christ where He heals our greatest disease […]
God pronounces us not guilty by faith in Christ alone. Further, Christ died, rose, and ascended into heaven to intercede for us. These assurances form an essential part of Paul’s closing argument on the security of Christian salvation in Romans 8:31–39. Video