by Frank Retief | Sep 27, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 23 verse 34. “Jesus said, ‘Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.” The soldiers crucified Jesus without realising the full significance of what they were doing. To them he was just another...
by Frank Retief | Sep 26, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 23 verses 30, 31. “Then they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!” For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?” Notice how God gets his will done in a rebellion and hostile world. As...
by Frank Retief | Sep 25, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 23 verses 20, 21. “Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” Herod found the charges against Jesus so ludicrous that he made a mockery of it and sent him back to Pilate. Pilate then reconvened the...
by Frank Retief | Sep 24, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 23 v 9. “He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer.” The Herod to whom Pilate sent Jesus was Herod Antipas, who was Tetrarch of Galilee. Herod was called “King” but in reality a Tetrarch was only a governor of some sort. Galilee was always a...
by Frank Retief | Sep 23, 2014 | Other Venues
Ephesians 1 v 1 – 10...
