William J. Stewart | Faces Surrounding Calvary This is our final article in the series on “Faces Surrounding Calvary”. It is my hope that the discussions presented have helped us in some way to draw closer to God, as we have viewed the happenings at the cross from several different points of view. The series would…
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Thomas
William J. Stewart | Faces Surrounding Calvary Thomas, a man called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, has through the ages received a bad name among those who believe in Christ. He is remembered, not for his sincere faith, nor for his overwhelming courage, but rather for his times of weakness and doubt. He has…
The Empty Tomb
William J. Stewart | Faces Surrounding Calvary There have always been, and always will be doubters about the empty tomb. Some will declare, as in the past that the disciples came by night and stole the body away. Others will hold that Jesus was not crucified, but rather burned at the stake, thus leaving no remains…
Satan
William J. Stewart | Faces Surrounding Calvary When one thinks about Calvary, surely Satan is not a figure which automatically comes to mind. To those who know and understand the plan of God, the cross makes sense, it finishes the requirements for man’s redemption. Thus, it is hard to conceive Satan lurking about on the mount…
God, The Father
William J. Stewart | Faces Surrounding Calvary We have looked at several individuals and their relationship to and significance surrounding the cross of Calvary. It would be an injustice if we were to neglect focusing at least one of our articles on the One by whom the plan of salvation was devised. God, the Father in…
Jesus Christ
William J. Stewart | Faces Surrounding Calvary No series looking at the “Faces Surrounding Calvary” would be complete unless we discussed the Man who died there, Jesus Himself. The fame which follows the hill of Calvary would not exist were it not for Him, and the circumstances of that Friday. Let us take time to note…
At The Foot Of The Cross
William J. Stewart | Faces Surrounding Calvary We see many wonderful things when we look at those who were at the foot of the cross. Jesus, as He hung on the cruel tree, suffering pain for that which He had not committed, looking down saw many people. The soldiers who had nailed His hands and feet…
Joseph of Arimathea & Nicodemus
William J. Stewart | Faces Surrounding Calvary We are given very little insight as to the lives and characters of these two men, but there are some things we know about them which are worthy of our attention. Joseph of Arimathea was a rich man, a member of the council or what was otherwise known as…
The Centurion
William J. Stewart | Faces Surrounding Calvary “Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried our with a loud voice, He said, “Father, into Your…
The Two Thieves
William J. Stewart | Faces Surrounding Calvary When looking at the hill of Calvary, we tend to focus a great deal on the middle cross, the one on which the Christ was nailed. And rightly so, for that is the cross by which we might be saved. That was the cross to which our sins were…