For centuries, well into the 1700s, March 25th was celebrated as New Year’s Day. But why March 25th?
This episode explores how a Christ-centered European culture marked time by Christ. The choice of March 25 as New Year’s Day has implications and lessons for us, even today.
The 17th century Puritans knew their theology along with having devoted hearts for Christ.
This episode shows one, great example.
It is a short prayer found in the writings of the English minister John Flavel (1627-1691). It sounds like the Eastern Orthodox Jesus Prayer. Yet it calls upon Jesus, whose name means, “God Saves” to be a Savior to His people.
This is an update and clarification for the “Reading Outside The Box” episode. The clarification is to clearly state, and not assume, that the audience will understand Jesus Christ as being both fully God and fully human at the same time.
While Christ has both fully human and fully divine natures, He is not split up into two persons. Two natures; One Person.
Ideas have implications. Statements in the Bible have implications as well.
In this episode, Hebrews 1:3 is examined alongside Luke 2:8-9 (as well as references to Ezekiel 10). Christ is said to be the radiance of the glory of God. On the night of His birth, shepherds encountered the glory of the Lord. Was Christ specially present to the shepherds as the glory of the Lord while, as a fully human baby, He laid in a manger in nearby Bethlehem?
This episode examines John 17:23. It is taken from Christ’s High Priestly prayer on the night before His death. In this verse, we discover something staggering.
The Lord is praying for those who would come to believe in Him. If we are believers, that’s us, now.
He prays that the outside world would perceive that the love which God the Father has for His Son is the same love He has for us.
