Shall Be Destroyed, 1 Cor 15:26
______________________________________________________________________________ 1 Cor 15:26 says, “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” The future destruction of death is as certain as the day. Death will be destroyed. There is no doubt about it. But notice the long-suffering of God. Death entered the world when Adam sinned, Rom 5:12. That’s been more than 6,000 […]
God Giveth Us The Victory, 1 Cor 15:55-57
God giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Jesus Christ takes you to the other side of life beyond the grave. Because of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, God gives us: Victory over the sting of death – 1 Cor 15:55-56 – the sting of death is sin. […]
What Jesus Did Through Death, Heb 2:14-15
Today we’re going to see a few things Jesus did through his death. What started me thinking about this subject was a conversation I had with Pastor Tim Haveman regarding a question about Moses’ death. I’m sure that he’s preaching on this subject of death today. And I’m looking forward to preaching on it, as […]
Our Spiritual Death, Eph 2:1-3
Before we were saved, we were dead in trespasses and sins. According to Rom 5:12, death came as a result of Adam’s transgression against Gen 2:17. When Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, everything about them was affected by death. And so, everything about us was also […]
Your Life is a Vapor, Jas 4:13-17
In Jas 4:26, James wrote, “For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” From Jas 4:13-17, we should glean some important truths from this thought provoking question and the comments James gives in reply. We see from this passage that: Life is uncertain […]
Some are Fallen Asleep, 1 Cor 15:6
In 1 Cor 15:6 most of the over five hundred brethren who saw Jesus after his resurrection were still alive when Paul wrote 1 Corinthians. However, Paul said, “some are fallen asleep.” Our dear brother, Benny Craft, fell asleep yesterday. His race is over – Heb 12:1 – we each have our race to […]
The Death of His Saints, Ps 116:15
Ps 116:15 says, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” The Psalmist didn’t say death is precious. Death is horrible. Death came from Adam’s disobedience [Rom 5:12]. God remedied our problem with death through the death of his own Son [Heb 2:14-15]. In Is 53:10-11, “it pleased the Lord […]
Christ Came Into the World, 1 Tim 1:15
1 Tim 1:15 says, “Christ Jesus came into the world…” This is the season when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, presumably. Why did Christ come into the world? Christ came to fulfill the promises to Israel – Rom 9:3-5 – he was born King of the Jews [Matt 2:2]. The superscription on his […]
Ready to Meet the Lord, Matt 24:44
In the last two weeks, we have seen the need to be ready to preach and to be ready for action. To be ready to preach, we must first be ready to listen and ready to answer. To be ready for action, we must be ready to pray, to give and to work. Today, we’ll […]
Death Worketh In Us, 2 Cor 4:1-18
Today we are studying 2 Cor 4. The theme of this passage is from verse 12, “death worketh in us.” Paul constantly suffered as he preached the gospel, (what he called, “this ministry,” verse 1). In second Corinthians 3:6 he said, we are “ministers of the New Testament,” and in 3:9 he called his ministry […]