But he was pierced for our sins, crushed for our iniquity. He bore the punishment that makes us whole, by his wounds we were healed. Isaiah 53:5 NABRE Isaiah 53 celebrates a suffering servant’s trials and the good effect they produce. The verse opens with four stages: first, it describes…
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Hebrews 7:25 – February 12, 2019
Therefore, he is always able to save those who approach God through him, since he lives forever to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25 NABRE This homily called Hebrews speaks of a new High Priest sent and conferred by God, namely His Son, Jesus Christ. In the temple system of…
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For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. John 3:17 NABRE John captures Jesus teaching with Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, about eternal life, made available by the cross and into which believers are…
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For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. Romans 10:10 NABRE Paul writing to the community in Rome discusses the law and righteousness. God made a covenant with the nation of Israel, speaking to them through Moses who…
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so also Christ, offered once to take away the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to take away sin but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await him. Hebrews 9:28 NABRE The Letter to the Hebrews speaks eloquently of a new High Priest, who is Christ.…
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