Mark 15 shows how Pontius Pilate acted from political pressure rather than justice, yet God used his decisions to accomplish the salvation found in Christ’s substitutionary death.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Mark 15 shows how Pontius Pilate acted from political pressure rather than justice, yet God used his decisions to accomplish the salvation found in Christ’s substitutionary death.
John unveils the eternal Word made flesh, whose signs and words reveal the Father and secure life by the Spirit. Believers abide, love, and witness in hope of His return.
Mark’s Gospel races through the mighty works and saving cross of Jesus, calling readers to repent, believe, and follow. It anchors present discipleship in the hope of the King’s return.
Matthew’s Gospel reveals Jesus as Israel’s promised King who fulfills the Law and the Prophets. It calls believers to kingdom-shaped discipleship under His authority.
Hebrews 1 lifts our eyes to the Son as God’s final word and the Lord of an unending throne. Angels serve, creation changes, but Jesus remains the same.
Four letters from the risen Christ reveal how He searches, corrects, and comforts His churches today. Their warnings and promises call us back to love, courage, and faithful witness.
Revelation 1 opens with blessing and authority, placing the risen Christ among His churches and promising His visible return. This study follows the chapter’s flow and applies its courage to today.
Revelation 2:17 promises “hidden manna” to the one who overcomes. From Exodus to Jesus, the symbol points to Christ’s present sustenance and future feast for His faithful.
Maranatha is the church’s cry and confession: “Our Lord, come.” Living by this hope purifies life, comforts grief, and energizes mission as we await Jesus’ appearing with lamps lit and hearts steady in His promise.
John grounds faith in eyewitness testimony to the Son and declares that God is light. Life in that light means honest confession, steady cleansing through Jesus’ blood, and real fellowship with the Father, the Son, and one another.
John shows what it means to live as God’s children now—pure in hope, turning from sin, and loving in action. From that identity flow assurance in prayer and steady life by the Spirit as we await Christ’s appearing.
John binds discernment to love: confess the real Jesus, receive the apostolic witness, and let God’s love mature into fearless assurance. From that center, believers love one another because He first loved us.
John gathers God’s threefold testimony to His Son and shows that eternal life rests in Christ alone. From that assurance flow love, obedience, confident prayer, wise intercession, and freedom from idols.
New Age spirituality promises awakening through secret knowledge and techniques. Scripture offers grace in a living Savior, a real cross, and a sure hope that no crystal or mantra can provide.
Daniel’s “Ancient of Days” is God enthroned in eternity, best understood as the Father, who confers the kingdom on the Son of Man. The New Testament then applies Ancient-of-Days imagery to Jesus to confess His full deity while keeping Daniel’s persons distinct and the future kingdom in view.