Christ's Whole Glory Fills the Skies (2 Peter 1:16-21)
/Rev. Casey Freswick lays out for us the significance of Christ’s transfiguration.
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The Transfiguration (Matt. 17:1-8)
/Christ has just taught us through the disciples that he will suffer and die. The means to accomplish the goal of his mission to save his people from their sins means that he must suffer and die. So, if Christ is going to suffer and die then why follow our Lord? If this is a kingdom that is ultimately defeated then why be a Christian? Christ shows the ultimate outcome of His mission.
The Glory of Suffering (Mark 9:2-13)
/The honest truth is that the kingdom of God is very difficult for us to grasp. There are some who believe that Christ is basically teaching us ethical things and that is what we take from the kingdom. There are others who see Christ as one thoroughly committed to His beliefs even to death. Are these fair assessments of Christ’s work? What is the point of Christ’s suffering and our suffering? What is the outcome of the suffering? Is it just to suffer to show fulfillment, or is there something beyond the suffering that keeps it all in perspective?