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How Did Jesus' Death Pay the Penalty for Sin?

Lisa Loraine Baker

Jesus is called the Lamb of God and the Last Adam. These two titles help us understand how Jesus’ death paid the penalty for our sin. As the Lamb of God, He fulfilled the Law as the perfect sacrifice....

Why Does the Temple Curtain Tear When Jesus Dies?

Blair Parke

The temple curtain or veil was meant to be a wall to protect God from those who were deemed not worthy of His presence. It continued in this way until Jesus’s sacrifice. ...

What Was the Role of the High Priest?

Bethany Verrett

The High Priest is not like a pastor or priest, though both do have the ability and knowledge of the Scriptures to teach them. It is a mediator position, someone who intercedes between man and God, an...

7 Things You Need to Do in a Crisis

Dr. Roger Barrier

Editor's Note: Pastor Roger Barrier's "Ask Roger" column regularly appears at Preach It, Teach It. Every week at Crosswalk, Dr. Barrier puts nearly 40 years of experience in the pastorate to work answ...

Why Are Feasts So Important in Biblical Celebrations?

Lisa Loraine Baker

God has a purpose for everything He does, and each feast served a specific purpose. Without exception, every feast pointed to its fulfillment in the Lord Jesus Christ. ...

Unworthy of the Cross

Randy Alcorn

The fact that Christ died for us is never given in Scripture as a proof of our value as wonderful people, but a demonstration of his unfathomable love. So unfathomable that he would die for rotten peo...

Why Did the Veil Tear in Two at the Moment of Jesus' Death?

Meg Bucher

God’s ancient people followed religious laws for every way of their lives, from personal to societal, even in the way they worshiped God! When the curtain, which represented so much of that, tore in t...

How Do You Pray the Sinner's Prayer?

Bethany Verrett

The Sinner’s Pray is not a single, uniform prayer. Instead it is an outline, or series of statements, that can be put together in a prayer. ...

What Does Freedom Look Like in the Christian Life?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

Since you have encountered the saving grace of Jesus Christ, you are free from the bondage of sin, guilt, and shame. This liberation enables you to embrace the abundant life that God intends for you, ...

What Is Mount Zion and Why Is It So Important?

Annette Griffin

Zion is important because it refers to the land upon which God’s temple was built. For centuries, Mount Zion was where God’s physical presence on Earth dwelt. Of all locations mentioned in Scripture, ...

What Is the Significance of Bread in the Bible?

Karen Whiting

The account of Jesus feeding thousands of people with bread and fish shows extravagant love. The miracle went beyond mere food. It showed us the compassion of Jesus and his ability to provide much mor...

What Does it Mean to Be a ‘Living Sacrifice’ and How Do I Be One?

Rylie Fine

One of his puzzling phrases is found in Romans 12:1 where he says, “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice….” What is a livi...

Beyond Sunday: He Gives Sleep

Faith brings calm with it, and banishes the disturbers who both by day and by night murder peace. ...

What Does the Bible Say about Couples Living Together before Marriage?

Sheila Alewine

Ultimately, it doesn’t matter what our culture decides about this issue of engaging in a sexual relationship with someone outside the covenant of marriage. The real issue is what God thinks of you, fo...

How God Uses Messy Moms to Fulfill His Plan

Sheila Alewine

No matter where we are on the path of motherhood, or even “grand-motherhood,” we can all be classified as “messy moms.” We might be a mess. We might think we’re making a mess of it all, but we all hav...

Why Did Jesus Die on a Cross according to Philippians 2:8?

Emma Danzey

One of the most amazing facts about Jesus dying on a cross was that he died on a tree. This was significant because sin and death began at a tree, and sin was defeated on a tree....

12 Things You May Not Know about the Tribe of Judah

Bethany Verrett

Ultimately, the true significance of the tribe of Judah was not in the kings who reigned in Judah, or the many battles they won, but in the fulfillment of God’s divine plan to provide a Savior for the...

Can We Continue Doing Virtual Church after COVID?

Mike Leake

It seems to fit your schedule and your personality better to just watch online. Is this okay to do? Does it still count as church? To effectively answer this question, we need to ask questions about t...

7 Inspiring Things to Know about the Song of Moses

Bethany Verrett

As recorded in his last book, Deuteronomy, towards the end of his life, Moses composed a song, inspired by God, to give to the people of Israel. ...