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The Cross: The “Rosetta Stone” that restores our right understanding of life and death

In scripture, life and death are not straightforward opposites. Self-preserving life and death-through-sin are often portrayed as identical. The death that enters the world through sin will one day be destroyed.[i] But the death that is Christ’s laid-down life did … Continue reading

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The End of our Reading is Eternal Life: An Excerpt from Living in the Underground Church

In the Upper Room shortly before his Gethsemane, Jesus prays to the Father. The focus of his prayer is not that his disciples would come to discern and fulfill their callings, nor that the disciples would come to fully know … Continue reading

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What Is Living Water and How Can I Get Some (Er, Him)?

To watch other Voice of the Martyrs videos, visit the Voice of the Martyrs Video Page! John 4:7-26 What is the “living water” that Jesus offers the Samaritan woman in this passage? Sometimes when we are reading a book, if we … Continue reading

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