Difficult Verse 6: John 19.30

When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. This is not really a difficult verse – it’s just that there are a number of similar verses in the four gospels, and unless they are all understood it can seem that theContinue reading “Difficult Verse 6: John 19.30”

The Cross is a Symbol of Death (A. W. Tozer)

The old cross is a symbol of death. It stands for the abrupt, violent end of a human being. The man in Roman times who took up his cross and started down the road had already said good-by to his friends. He was not coming back. He was going out to have it ended. TheContinue reading “The Cross is a Symbol of Death (A. W. Tozer)”