A dandelion in a dewey grassy area. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 24 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,1Timothy 1:1 ESVUK The dictionary definition of hope (I typed define:hope into Google) is: …
Tag: Names of Jesus
The One Who Sets Free
FreedomFree image on pixabay 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 23 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 ESVUK There is a danger in taking things out of context, and this verse is one of them. There is also a freedom to do so …
Head of the Church
40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church.And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent.Ephesians 1:22, Colossians 1:18 ESVUK …
Messiah. Christ. Anointed.
Transfiguration of Jesus by Armando Alemdar AraUsed under a GNU Free Documentation Licence 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 21 [Andrew] first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ).John 1:41 ESVUK I love thee picture above with Jesus at the transfiguration …
Mediator
40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 20 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 1 Timothy 2:5 Context: This verse comes in a section on praying for other people, especially but not exclusively for those with high political power. We live …
Lord of all
40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 19 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the …
Light of the world
Tea light candles, all lit. 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 18 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”John 8:12 ESVUK I wrote two blog posts on this verse six years ago. …
Lion and Lamb
A literal interpretation of the image of the lamb that was slain and the seven seals - from St Antony Babelsberg 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 17 And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, …
King of kings and Lord of lords
Jesus reigningMosaic from the church of St Stephen's with St John in Westminster, London. 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 16 They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.From his …
Judge
Welsh Judges in procession 40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 15 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that [Jesus] is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. Acts 10:42 ESVUK Somethig extraordinary happened in Acts 10. Peter was talking about the …
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