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“My God, my God” — the cry for help, heard & answered (biblical data) Brad Jersak
"And about the middle of the afternoon Jesus shouted out in a loud voice, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? --which means, "My God, my God, why did you abandon me?" (Matt. 27:46).
I can't think of too many biblical passages that are more important and more misinterpreted than the oft-described "cry of dereliction." So much has been written from so many angles that I'll spare readers another opinion (for today). The modest purpose of this post is simply to gather some of the key biblical data one should take into account when trying to create theologies from a painful scream.
Matt. 27:46 is one of Christ's seven sayings from Cross. Traditional...
Q & R: How is Christ a “sacrificial lamb”? Brad Jersak
What does the Passover Lamb of Exodus reveal and foretell of Christ's death? How does the Day of Atonement interpret Christ's sacrifice?
Jesus’ Nail Scars – Brad Jersak
Question:
Did Jesus’ crucifixion nails go through his hands or his wrists? Does it matter? What matters?
Response:
From earliest times—in both the Bible and sacred art, Christians have located Jesus’ nail scars on his hands.
The strongest biblical indicator for doing so is in John 20, where we read that Jesus appears in the upper room on Easter evening and shows his disciples his hands (cheir) and his side (verse 20).
When Thomas, not present, hears about it, he says, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands [same word], and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand [same word], in his side, I will not ...
Q&R: “Should we be afraid of the devil?” Brad Jersak
"I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Q&R: What if my partner & I disagree about God?
“Your partner must become completely convinced that you are completely convinced that the path she is on is holy, and that is not for you to dissuade her from it.”
We’re in ‘the Last Days’ (As Usual) – Brad Jersak
"Last Days" Lunacy:
In 1973, I was an all-in "Last Days" aficionado. The "Yom Kippur War" or "Ramadan War" marked the fourth Arab-Israeli war (between Israel, Egypt and Syria) and threatened to turn the Cold War into a global nuclear conflict. Popular "theology" (hint: it wasn't theology) was ablaze with talk of World War 3, Armageddon, Gog and Magog (code for "the Commies"), the Great Tribulation and the identity of the Antichrist. I was well-read on the topic (for a nine-year-old) and knew my "Last Days" biblical-geopolitical timelines and symbols all too well. What can I say... I was a sucker for calculations and charts that made us feel ...
Prophecy Pays (but the Gospel Frees) – Brad Jersak
Prophecy pays but the only gospel frees us from fear.
What Makes Plain Truth Ministries Different? – CWR Video
In this CWR Video, Brad Jersak and Ed Dunn explore the mission, ministry and audience we serve at Plain Truth Ministries.
https://vimeo.com/897931279
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The Exclamation Point of God’s Love – Albrecht and Jersak
Greg Albrecht and Brad JersakGreg Albrecht: Hello everyone, this is Greg Albrecht. We’re going to remember and discuss our Lord’s ultimate sacrifice for us and reflect on his life, death, burial and of course the significance and meaning of his resurrection. Helping us with his insights and observations is Brad Jersak. Brad is Senior Editor of our magazines and a Christ-centered professor, speaker and author from Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Brad, in one sense it seems to me that these two events, the crucifixion and the resurrection, are the crowning jewels in God’s demonstration and revelation of his love for us. When I think of the ...
CWR Video – by Brad Jersak – “The Nexus of Good and Evil”
Short video by Brad Jersak on good and evil.
Higher, Wider, Longer, Deeper Love – CWR Video – Brad Jersak
Brad Jersak discusses, at a recent PTM meeting, his experience and participation with Plain Truth Ministries and the boundless generosity of the love of God that we proclaim - a Higher, Wider, Longer, Deeper Love.
https://vimeo.com/907575405
Brad Jersak - Higher, Wider, Longer, Deeper Love
March 2024
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Articles:
New Birth Through the Resurrection – pg. 1
What's in an Anniversary? – pg. 2
Prophecy Pays: The Gospel Frees – pg. 5
Inside and Out – pg. 6
Sidewalk Wrinkles – pg. 7
Quotes & Connections – pg. 8
Q&R: “And can it be?” & the blood of Jesus – Brad Jersak
Question:
So many hymns speak of salvation coming from the shed blood of Jesus. But many deconstructed Christians find this view disturbing and disgusting that God required His Son to die ‘for us.’ I’m really struggling with this also.
For example, how should we now regard a hymn like "And Can It Be?" which says,
And can it be that I should gain
An int'rest in the Savior's blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain?
For me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! how can it be
That Thou, my God, should die for me?
It does seem in Scripture that our sins needed atonement, and that we receive that through the ...
Waiting: the Golden Key to God’s Strength – Brad Jersak
We long for the coming of Jesus Christ to heal this broken world. BUT we are not waiting in his absence but in his presence.
God is not what Christ forbids – Brad Jersak
"Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you." Eph. 4:31-332
Using Up Our Inheritance – Brad Jersak
MY INHERITANCE:
During the past year, I received a modest inheritance after my dad, Lloyd Jersak, graduated into the “great cloud of witnesses” (see Hebrews 12). By ‘modest,’ I mean the sum requires me to steward it well if it is to be spent in a meaningful way. Should I invest it in my grandchildren, renovate my study, or use it on a holiday? In any scenario, I was both grateful for the gift and mindful of too easily “using it up.”
OUR INHERITANCE:
Broadly speaking, Western civilization grossly underestimates the magnitude of the inheritance it received from Jesus and his apostolic progeny. We fail to recognize that many of ...
Q&A: “Does John 3:16 teach penal substitution?” – Brad Jersak
"God loved the world in this way: he gave us his only begotten Son." We read that God gave his Son to us to save us from perishing. Jesus Christ is the saving gift God the Father gave us."
Q&R: Living Peacefully in “Real Life” – Brad Jersak
Real life is precisely the situation Jesus is speaking to. Real life for so many is violent and oppressive. They despair of living in peace and pray for some way to rise above the malice in our hearts and in our world. Everyone I've ever met would love to see their children grow up without the threat of terror, war, bullies, or chaos. In that sense, the real world desperately needs a Savior. That Savior is the Way and showed us the Way… and he beckoned us, "Follow me!" on what we call the Jesus Way.
Life in Christ Jesus – CWR Video
In this CWR Video, Brad Jersak and Ed Dunn explore what it means to live our lives in Christ Jesus, as Christ Jesus lives his life in us.
https://vimeo.com/897925995
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