Why Jesus Died

Our 19th session of Discover the Word focused mainly on one article entitled, “Why did Jesus Have to Die?” That’s a good question — why Jesus died. But before we discussed this topic, some clarifications were made and additional information were shared about the previous session’s topic on the Arian controversy.

So We Might Live

Christ died so that we might live. Part of his ministry was that he was “born to die” and at first, his disciples could not understand and accept that fact. But after his resurrection and ascension they did. He became sin so that in him we might become the righteousness of God (2 Cor. 5:21). “He became something he was not, so that we might become something we were not.”

Images of Salvation

The “seven images of salvation” mentioned at the end of the article was helpful in broadening our understanding of what salvation is all about. In the Bible, salvation is described in many ways lilke metaphors,  analogies and other ways of illustrating what it is all about.

Some of the participants asked questions while some gave their comments too. There was a lively discussion that evening. It was fun.

Here’s the video:

Last Friday, July 14 we resumed our regular Discover the Word discipleship class with some newcomers after a break of one week. As with previous sessions, our time together was fun and although we only intended to spend about an hour and a half regularly but we usually go overtime because everyone seems to enjoy sharing their thoughts and we’re all having fun learning together as one church family in the Lord.

We discussed three articles namely: 1) Is Jesus Really God (A Look at the Arian Controversy), 2) What Jesus’ Incarnation Shows Us About What It Means to Be Human and, 3) Jesus: The Unexpected Messiah. These are all selected articles forming as part of the 40 Days of Discipleship materials that our denomination has prepared.

I am happy to know that some people are following our sessions. Several people this past week has told me they are following us. Thank you.

Here’s the video of that session last Friday:

It’s amazing that last Friday was already our 17th session of our discipleship class which we have called, Discover the Word. Thus far, those who are attending regularly have appreciated the value of continuing to know the Lord more and more so that as we gain more head knowledge (knowing) about God, this information is “internalized” so to speak, as it touches our hearts (being) thus leading to action (doing) — bringing about real transformation in the life of a Christian as he journeys through life with and in Christ.

For this meeting we focused on the article entitled, “Who is this Man?“ It’s an article written by Dr. Joseph Tkach, the president of Grace Communion International. He wrote about who the Lord Jesus Christ is as revealed in Scripture.

There was a lively discussion as usual and we actually went overtime. Many appreciated the well-written article which gave them more understanding about who our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is. Here’s the video of that session: