DOXAH ALETHEIA

WAS THE CROSS ACTUALLY PAINFUL? As a child, watching the passion of Christ always painted a picture of how JESUS was flogged and how He carried the cross drenched in His blood, but the real question has always been was the strokes and the carrying of the cross the most painful part of the Cross to Jesus? Through the help of the Holy Ghost and study of the scriptures has made me realise that the most painful part of the cross was not the strokes and neither was the cross HE carried, the most painful part of the death of JESUS was HIS seperation from HIS father to become sin. (John 10:30)   From the book of Matthew 26:36 - 40 I would love to highlight some points; Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. (36b) My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. (38) Jesus was going to pray to intercede for the entire world he was going to become sin, to carry the sin of the whole world!!! Imagine this, if a man's sin could take him to he...

Who has ever thought that redemption is free of Charge? Or who has ever thought that our enemy the devil would watch us enjoy the riches of the Kingdom of God free of charge? Oh Yes! Redemption is free because someone paid the price and we have the legal right to the riches of the Kingdom of God because of the same price that was paid. What was the Price?  The price was the blood of Jesus which was by the death of Jesus, because there is no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood Hebrews 9:22 So the death of Jesus was the price tag on our redemption! Another question arises, how come Jesus can pay the Price? Was He not God? Did he have to pay the Price? Yes Jesus was God John 10:30 but He bore our sins as a man and not as God, all the miracles He performed, he performed them as man and that was why He had to fast to be endued with power Luke 4:1, Acts 1:8. And that explains why Jesus lived a life of godliness and was announced to be the son of God in godliness as...