Hear the messages that Father Jeremiah delivers each week
to the congregation of Grace Anglican.
How does Jesus accomplish God’s will upon the cross? Is this really what he was called to do? It is true that Jesus going to the cross is what God desired him to do, in fact, Jesus’ act upon the cross of bearing the sin of the world is well-pleasing to the Father.
Image: Master of the Starck Triptych, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Jesus’ death is the final sacrifice. No others are needed because his is a truly perfect one. He embraces death that we might know life for eternity.
Image: Drawn by Gustave Doré, engraved by J. Gauchard Brunier. Scanned by Michael Gäbler with Epson Perfection 4490 Photo., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
When Jesus speaks during the Olivet Discourse about the destruction of the Temple, he was showing mercy with regard to the coming judgment of Jerusalem. He warns his disciples and those who follow them to flee when the time comes. How are we to understand this prophecy today? Is it about the future, or is it here to help us understand God’s desire to bring mercy and salvation in the midst of judgment against sin?
Image: The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, Francesco Hayez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Image: The Crucifixion icon from medieval Svaneti, Georgia (public domain). Image location: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mestia_Museum._Crucifixion._12th_c..jpg
Grace Anglican Church, Sundays @ 10:30 AM, 800 Robinson Rd, Gastonia, NC
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 551081, Gastonia, NC 28054
