Articles for tag: Atoning Sacrifice

September 26, 2022

Doug Redford

Day of Atonement, Day of Remembrance

By Doug Redford  If the Israelites of the Old Testament had the books that we have in our Old Testament, arranged into chapters as ours is, Leviticus 16 would have drawn their attention as the Day of Atonement neared much as Luke 2 gets our attention during the Christmas season. There we see outlined the proper procedure for observing that sacred day, which came to be known as Yom Kippur, literally the “day of covering.” The Jewish people will observe it this year on October 4 and 5. The final verse of Leviticus 16 captures the day’s significance: “Atonement is

October 12, 2020

Christian Standard

Two Loves

By Jon Wren In the late 1980s, author Maggie Gallagher asserted that almost all human relationships fall into one of two categories. The first category she described as, “You are mine because I love you.” In such a relationship, the affection and love can be real, genuine, and significant, but never completely permanent. That’s because in the relationship, “you are mine” is contingent on the feeling, “because I love you.” According to Gallagher, this type of relationship is the most common, but also the most destructive for a person’s well-being because it’s based upon feelings and perceptions that can change

July 7, 2020

Mark Scott

Lesson for July 12, 2020: Perfect Love Living in Me (1 John 3:24; 4:7-21)

Dr. Mark Scott wrote this treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson. Scott teaches preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri. This lesson treatment is published in the July 2020 issue of Christian Standard + The Lookout. (Subscribe to our print edition.) ________ COMPANION RESOURCES: Application: “Make the Most of Your Co-Opportunities,” by David Faust Discovery Questions ________ Lesson Aim: Live out perfect love by letting God live in you. ________ By Mark Scott God often has more important stuff going on inside of us than around us. Make no mistake, God lives in a high and

June 15, 2020

Mark Scott

Lesson for June 21, 2020: Perfect Love in Light (1 John 1:5–2:11)

Dr. Mark Scott wrote this treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson. Scott teaches preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri. This lesson treatment is published in the June 2020 issue of Christian Standard + The Lookout. (Subscribe to our print edition.) ________ COMPANION RESOURCES: Application: “This Little Light of Yours,” by David Faust Discovery Questions ________ Lesson Aim: Love your brother and live in the light. ________ By Mark Scott More than one person has overlaid Paul’s triad of Christian virtues (faith, hope, and love) on the writings of John in the New Testament. If the

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