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All four gospel accounts, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John record an inscription on the cross that also Jesus was crucified upon. The epitaph was a memorial to those who passed by showing the reason for his conviction, punishment and sentence. But what did the inscription actually say? If we compare each of the biblical accounts we see what was actually said by contrasting the four records, with them being found in the New Testament, specifically: Matthew 27:37, Mark 15:26, Luke 23:38 and John 19:19-20. ...

In the New Testament we have four gospel accounts of Jesus’ final words. However, only one account actually records his final words. If we compare the four passages we see interesting parallels and emphasises. We see harmony as well as different perspectives. Download the following attachment as we compare and contrast all four gospel accounts in John 19:28-30, Luke 23:44-46, Mark 15:33-38 and Matthew 27:45-51. Worksheet If you’d like to perform this activity in your own Sunday School class feel free to use the following resources which compare the same passages listed above, and places them side by side: ...

The last sentence of the English Bible (King James Version) is found in the book of Revelation right before the closing Amen, and says: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Revelation 22:21 The final sentence in Scripture being a blessing to all those in Christ and to partake of the blessed and wondrous grace of Jesus. The book of Revelation is found within a greater division within the English Bible being in the New Testament. Interestingly, the English Bible is split into two testaments that are labeled as the Old Testament and the New Testament. ...

I am a big fan of journaling and ever since I started writing down my thoughts, prayers and commentary notes about God’s Word on paper I found my spiritual growth move upward. How To Get Started You might be surprised to know that when I first started journaling I didn’t know what to write. I was a little apprehensive about writing my thoughts and feelings down on paper as I wondered what would happen if someone were to come across it and read it. ...

2 Samuel 12:13 & Psalm 51 In this passage we see the effect of God’s mercy and grace upon David’s sin. However, we need to watch how David correctly repented as we had so often seen the failure of incomplete repentance with Israel’s first king, King Saul. When we do wrong there are several aspects we must observe in David’s repentance that would help us in our own confession of sin towards God. ...

How many sons of David died? While David was alive three of his sons died before he did. The three sons of David that died while he was alive, died in the following order: The unnamed child born to Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:18). Amnon (David’s eldest son) when he raped Tamar (David’s daughter) by the hand of Absalom (2 Samuel 12:29). Absalom after his revolt against David (2 Samuel 18:15). Then not long after David died, Adonijah (David’s eldest after that Amnon and Absalom perished) also died after trying to subtly take the throne from Solomon (1 Kings 2:34). ...

2 Samuel 12:1-12 In this passage we read of the Lord sending Nathan to David to deliver a story. The purpose of the story is to evoke conviction from David to bring him unto repentance for the sin he committed in the previous chapter 2 Samuel 11. As David had yet been unrepentant over his sin, God uses an emotive story to stir up his heart. We could similarly ask the same question of our own life by asking ourselves: how would God try to prick our conscience on unrepentant sin? ...