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What shall we do with Jesus? Even today, we still wrestle with the question that plagued Pilate when Christ was delivered to him for judgment. In this Good Friday meditation, Alistair Begg traces a line from Isaiah’s prophecy to the crucifixion at Calvary. At the cross, Jesus satisfied God’s justice and gave His life for ... Continue Reading 

What shall we do with Jesus? Even today, we still wrestle with the question that plagued Pilate when Christ was delivered to him for judgment. In this Good Friday meditation, Alistair Begg traces a line from Isaiah’s prophecy to the crucifixion at Calvary. At the cross, Jesus satisfied God’s justice and gave His life for ... Continue Reading 

In His mercy, God redeems all who come to Him for forgiveness. He offers us this great gift not because of anything we have done, but because of what Christ accomplished on the cross. Beginning a series of studies on the Gospel’s transforming work, Alistair Begg looks to Paul’s opening entreaty in Romans 12 to ... Continue Reading 

In His mercy, God redeems all who come to Him for forgiveness. He offers us this great gift not because of anything we have done, but because of what Christ accomplished on the cross. Beginning a series of studies on the Gospel’s transforming work, Alistair Begg looks to Paul’s opening entreaty in Romans 12 to ... Continue Reading 

In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus faced a crisis. Anguished and overwhelmed, His humanity was on full display. Alistair Begg walks us through the agonizing moment in Mark 14 when Jesus stood face to face with the death and judgment that lay before Him. Christ took the cup of God’s judgment so that our sins might ... Continue Reading 

The world often dismisses the cross of Christ as foolish and offensive. The Bible, however, teaches that Calvary is the wisdom and power of God to save sinners. In this message, Alistair Begg reminds us that in the cross we find the answers to who Christ is and what He accomplished. Jesus endured the cross and bore ... Continue Reading 

What did it mean when Jesus refused the gall He was offered on the cross? Based on the biblical context, Alistair Begg reasons that Jesus’ rejection of this narcotic drink is significant: when He turned it down, He ensured that He could hear the scorn aimed at Him, pray for His offenders, care for His mother, and ... Continue Reading 

Throughout his writings, Luke focused on the theme of forgiveness—a theme that culminates when Jesus, suffering on the cross, asks the Father to forgive those who placed Him there. Jesus’ prayer was not a plea for God to ignore sin, Alistair Begg points out; rather, it reflected Christ’s desire for sinners to repent and receive ... Continue Reading 

Matthew, Mark, and Luke all mention that at the moment of Jesus’ death, the curtain in the temple was torn. Such a detail might be easy to write off as insignificant. In this examination of Mark 15:33, however, Alistair Begg shows us how vital it was that the veil between God and man was removed. Similarly ... Continue Reading