Emmaus

“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest” (Luke 19:38 NKJV). One of the remarkable features about the Lord Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem was the great honor and praise given to Him as He rode into the city. In Luke 19:35-36, we read, “ Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him. And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road .” Putting the garments on th

“Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? Unless indeed you are disqualified” (2 Cor. 13:5 NKJV). Tests and examinations are a very important part of schooling, and here in our verse, we are told to take a spiritual test, to do some spiritual examining. Thus, we want to note the who for the examination, the what in the examination, and the ways of the examination. The who for the examin

“Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works” (2 Cor. 11:15 NKJV). Here the apostle Paul is addressing the problem of false ministers. He speaks of the presence of false ministers, the person behind false ministers, the portrayal of false ministers, and the perdition for false ministers. Presence of false ministers – The apostle Paul did not ignore or deny that there

“That in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality” (2 Cor. 8:2 NKJV). Here in this verse, we are told about the incredible giving performance of the Macedonian believers. It says they were motivated by difficulty and delight to give extra liberally. Difficulty - “ A great trial of affliction . . . their deep poverty .” It had been said that “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Thi

“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Cor. 5:21 NKJV). Here in our verse is a very clear and concise statement about the work of Christ our Savior for our salvation. There is a great deal of theology expressed in this verse. In it we have the sinlessness of Christ, the substitution of Christ, and the sanctification in Christ. Sinlessness of Christ – “ Who knew no sin .” The Lord Jesus Christ never sinne