[printable version] Stephen’s dying requests provide us with valuable insight into Jesus’ concluding question on the cross, “Why hast thou forsaken me?” And they stoned Stephen; and he, calling upon God, said, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.[…]
Author: Dwight Burford
“Why hast thou forsaken me?” – Part 1
And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Mark 15) [printable version] Why did Jesus cry out on the cross “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” That is when Jesus experienced[…]
Why divisions – Part 3
Why divisions – Part 3: “To do thy will…” (Updated February 14, 2016) In Review In Why Divisions – Part 1, the cause of divisions in the church is introduced, which is our carnal or old nature – that which is born of the flesh. Recall, for example, how it is written, the carnal mind[…]
“Why Bethlehem?”
Last week our friend Faye Shaw told Pam and me about Migdal Eder, the Tower of the Flock. This reportedly was the place where lambs to be sacrificed in the Temple at Jerusalem were born and kept until the appointed time. A number of Bible students apparently now believe that this is the place where[…]
Why divisions – Part 2
Why divisions – Part 2: “There must be also divisions among you” (Updated February 14, 2016) The underlying source of divisions in the church was introduced in its scriptural context in the first part of this series, Why Divisions – Part 1. The matter was summed up by Paul, the Apostle of Jesus Christ, when[…]
Why wear the crown
As I awoke this morning, a line from “Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh, do remember me” was running through my thoughts, except the words were turned around a bit. Instead of hearing this line as it is typically sung: If you can’t bear the cross, you can’t wear the crown I kept hearing this[…]
Why divisions – Part 1
Why divisions – Part 1: “Are Ye Not Carnal?” (Updated February 14, 2016) Why are there so many divisions in the church? Is it not because we are yet carnal? This was the reason Paul, the Apostle of Jesus Christ, identified for the divisions in the church at Corinth (cf. I Corinthians 1:10). For ye are[…]
An Appointment with the Woman I Would Marry
Upon arriving at Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, in the fall of 1978 I had a dream of the woman I would marry someday that continues to increase my understanding and appreciation of marriage. Most importantly, it continues to focus my attention on our Lord’s commitment to marriage and His personal involvement in this sacred[…]
Why no little children are lost
Jesus said that it is not the will of our heavenly Father that little children should perish. How think ye? If a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains and seeketh that which is gone astray? And[…]
Why the Book of Mormon is the new covenant
Printable Version In his sermon on April 19, 2015, Seventy Gary Whiting spoke on D&C 83:8 and, in particular, on how the restored church is under condemnation for taking lightly the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon, as stated in verse 8b. D&C 83 8a) And your minds in times past have been darkened[…]
