Posted on 27 July 2010
Tags: christ jesus, Gethsemane, Lord Jesus Christ, Luke Chapter, Nairn, passover meal, sacrificial lamb, stop, verse, way
In Luke Chapter 23 and at verse 24, Pilate caved in, and gave the people what they wanted. He is so weak. He is so spineless. He has no moral backbone, and just goes along with the critics of Christ Jesus and with the crowd.
In reality, it was not Jesus who was on trial. It was them! Jesus is going to the Father, admittedly by a very painful route, but it was essential. The sacrificial lamb has to be slain.
Pilate’s pathetic actions, and Herod’s rage, and the evil plans of the religious leaders, cannot stop Jesus Christ from fulfilling the will of the Father and doing His Saving Work. Read more... (657 words, 1 image, estimated 2:38 mins reading time)
Posted on 06 May 2010
Tags: bible, book, Brown, christian, christians, Dan Brown, God, gospel, jack of many trades, jesus, John, last supper, last supper painting, Leo, Leonardo Da, Leonardo Da Vinci, Lord Jesus Christ, Luke, man, Mark, Martha, mary, Mary Magdalene, Matthew, painting, Paul, Peter, samaritan woman at the well, Supper, testament scriptures, the Da Vinci Code, Timothy, vatican, Vinci, vitruvian man, who wrote the gospels
What makes everyone think artist Leonardo Da Vinci uncovered some big Christian secret?
Writers and religious skeptics have always come up with alternative narratives about Jesus’ life and ministry. But author Dan Brown brought it to center stage in a spectacular way, with his blockbuster 2003 fiction, The Da Vinci Code, followed by the movie and all its sequels and franchises.
Brown provoked speculation in both secular and theological circles—all the way to the Vatican:
Did Leonardo Da Vinci write an encrypted code on his famous Vitruvian Man? Was Mary Magdalene married to Jesus? Is there really a Holy Grail? Read more... (829 words, 2 images, estimated 3:19 mins reading time)
