"Jesus replied, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified'"
Jesus contemplates his arrest and execution when he speaks these words. It is not what we would expect: this idea of honor and elevation...
"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in
What could possibly be grounds for rejoicing in a circumstance of 'grief and all kinds of trials.' The answer precedes this verse: Jesus...
" . . . He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ f
Christ's return from the dead was not just a change in his personal fortunes. His resurrection contains everyone else's. Like Adam,...