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The Caldwell Commentaries dive deep into the Bible to reveal the amazing truths God has shared with mankind about HIStory, salvation in Christ, and the future! Be prepared for some spiritual heartburn!
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Life of Christ Lesson 188a: Emmaus Road Despondency
Yesterday01:08:05Tap to summarizeThis is the account of Christ's fourth recorded post-resurrection appearance; the one that launched us into a study of Old Testament Christology (see Lesson 1 in our Christ in Genesis series). If it was possible to take a time machine into the past, I personally would join the two disciples on the Road to Emmaus Resurrection Sunday afternoon to hear the unrecognized Lord Jesus preach "the things concerning Himself" from the Old Testament Scriptures. Having their eyes opened to see how Christ has always been the Subject of Scripture, from Genesis to Malachi (and, of course, the entire New Testament), is what dramatically changed those disciples! They went from utter despair to the utmost delight during their 7-mile walk with the Greatest-ever Bible Teacher, and we're never the same again! They became infected with spiritual heartburn and couldn't wait to spread it to others (see Lesson 188b)!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 187c Resurrection Lies Exposed (Jesus DID Rise from the dead!)
3d ago01:06:58Tap to summarizeMatthew 28:11-15 Mark Twain once stated that a lie can go around the whole world while truth is still lacing up her boots! Sinful human nature somehow causes men to prefer to believe lies than truth. While the women were going about bringing the truth of Christ's resurrection to the disciples (who did not believe them), the soldiers assigned to guard the tomb were bringing their remarkable, eye-witness report to the chief priests. However, because the priests DID believe what they heard, they paid the soldiers a large amount of money to spread the LIE that Jesus' disciples had stolen His body! Since that original lie, many others have been concocted over the passing centuries regarding Christ's resurrection. In this interesting lesson, we discuss many logical reasons why the chief priests' lie is false, before then showing why many other "theories" (lies) invented by unbelievers wanting to explain away the resurrection are likewise false. Examples we consider are: "the swoon theory," "the no-burial theory," "the telepathy theory," "the séance theory," "the mistaken identity theory," and "the theft theory". IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CHRISTIANS TO KNOW HOW TO REFUTE THESE LIES!!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 187b: Resurrecion Morning Conversations
6d ago01:04:28Tap to summarizeThe resurrected Lord Jesus' first two recorded conversations, which were with Mary Magdalene and the Galilean women, who (like Mary) had an encounter with the living Christ on Resurrection Sunday morning!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 187a: Firstfruits of the Resurrection!
6d ago00:59:53Tap to summarizeMatthew 28:9, 10; Mark 16:10, 11; John 20:17, 18 The resurrection of the Lord Jesus is foundational to the Christian faith, for it undergirds the significance of other Biblical truths. We discuss 8 of these foundational truths that are verified by His resurrection in this lesson. In this lesson, we learn of the first two recorded conversations Christ had following His resurrection. One was with Mary Magdalene (who had just come to recognize Him at the end of Lesson #186), and the other was with a group of women who, like Mary, had an encounter with the living Lord on Resurrection Sunday morning.
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 186b: Joy Comes in the Morning!
1w ago01:12:31Tap to summarizeMary Magdalene's blinding despair and confusion are turned to blessed joy unspeakable! Think of this: Mary wept for the wrong reason; she wept because she found the tomb empty. The fact is, because the tomb WAS empty, she had every reason to be rejoicing! THE SAME IS TRUE FOR YOU AND ME! THIS will be one of your favorite lessons! It will fill your cup to over-flowing with joy, love, hope, and true comfort!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 186a: The Empty Grave Clothes! {How they PROVED the Resurrection}
1w ago01:05:53Tap to summarizeYou will want to hear this study to find out how the grave clothes appeared (and the folded head napkin) to give the women invited into the tomb by the angel and the Apostle John instant proof that Jesus had, indeed, RISEN FROM THE DEAD! The grave clothes of the Lord Jesus are a very exciting subject.
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 185b: Angelic and Ecstatic Activity Re: The Resurrection!
1w ago01:03:52Tap to summarizeNOTE: Correction to this message - replace Katherine's words about "Thursday evening" with "Wednesday evening". To understand this change, listen to podcast message entitled, "Passion Week Chronology". There was so much activity taking place at the Lord's EMPTY tomb early Sunday morning, it is difficult to get the sequence all put together, but it is explained very clearly in this study - and in a very exciting manner! Bible critics who claim inconsistencies in the accounts of the four gospel authors are addressed and easily answered! This is a fascinating lesson! It is informative in many ways; even humorous in the way the differences between women and men are demonstrated! Did you know it was a group of three women who first announced the full Gospel message - the death, burial, and resurrection! To whom did they make that announcement? The Apostles. What was their reaction? Disbelief. In fact, they thought the women were full of delirious wild talk! How ironic that when they publicly shared the Gospel on the Day of Pentecost, they were accused of being drunk! We should not be surprised when people to whom we share the Good News of salvation in Christ think we are narrow-minded, non-woke, backwoods, ignorant fools - should we? It has always been that way! Nonetheless, the Truth is the Truth and we sow the seed and leave the response of "the soil" to the Lord!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 185a: The Resurrection Announced
2w ago01:02:53Tap to summarizeThe resurrection of Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. Without it, there would be no Christian faith: ". . . if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching in vain, and your faith is also vain . . . and ye are yet in your sins". Of all the major world religions, only four are based on personalities instead of philosophical propositions. Of the billions who are Jews, Buddhists, or Muslims, no one claims that their founder came out his grave in a resurrected, glorified body. Christianity alone makes that claim for Jesus Christ, and for a valid reason: because it is true. In these messages on "The Resurrection of Christ," we give repeated reasons for its truth from Scripture, logical reasoning, post-resurrection historical circumstances, and absolutely changed lives. The women disciples of Christ were the first people in the world to hear and share the marvelous message of His resurrection, and that is a wonderful compensation for the mess Eve began! Learn, too, about the appearances, messages, and various locations of what we call "the tomb stone angel," "the tomb shelf angel," and "the two standing angels". The angels gave confirmation of the reality of Christ's resurrection in two ways: He fulfilled His own predictions about a third-day resurrection, and the empty tomb ("Come, see the place where the Lord lay" (Matthew 28:6). The women were to compare what they SAW inside that tomb with what the had HEARD from the Lord's own lips - and when they put those two things together . . . BINGO! They believed, and their sorrow was turned to joy, just as the Lord promised (John 16:20)!
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 184c: Sunday Morning Wonder!
2w ago01:08:21Tap to summarizeIn this study "Sunday Morning Wonder!" we discuss: (1) the astonishment of the Roman guard at the tomb, (2) the amazing tombstone angel (you can't help but love this guy), (3) the arrival of the women and their conversation about how they would move the giant stone to the tomb when they got there, and (4) the incorrect assumption made by the extremely distraught Mary Magdalene, who figured someone had stolen the Lord's body. It is exciting to travel back in time with us and picture the reaction and responses of the various people just mentioned when faced with the supernatural! One thing is clear: nobody was expecting the third-day resurrection, despite how many times Jesus predicted it. Interesting to know is that all four gospel accounts mention the condition of the morning sky ("yet dark," " began to dawn," "very early in the morning," and "rising of the sun"), and they together symbolically picture the salvation experience! Here's a question for you, "Who first heard the news that Christ had risen"? This lesson will help you get the Sunday morning chronology of events straightened out in your mind.
Transcribe →Life of Christ Lesson 184b: Christ’s Proclaimation to Imprisoned Spirits! {What Christ Did While His Body Laid in the Grave}
2w ago01:08:24Tap to summarizeYOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS HEARING THIS LESSON! Not only do we discuss some of the early Resurrection Sunday morning activities at the tomb, but then we get into a deep discussion about what the Lord's soul was doing while His body rested! What exactly did Peter refer to when he wrote that Christ "preached unto the spirits in prison" (I Peter 3:19)? Does this mean unsaved, dead people in Hades were given a second chance for salvation? Who exactly were "the spirits"? What is the Greek word for "preached" (it's not what you might think)? How is this passage connected to some horrific demonic activity that took place before the Flood (Genesis 6)? Did the Lord's body see corruption in the tomb? A LOT of INFORMATION you may never have heard explained before! In this lesson, we discuss the astonishment of the guard over the tomb, the angel of the tomb, and the arrival of the women at the tomb (to further anoint the Lord's wrapped body with spices). There was a lot of activity at the tomb on that day, and it is only by putting together the accounts of all four gospels (which this study does) that we can learn the proper sequence of events (often not presented correctly).
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