THE RESURRECTION

'The resurrection was the triune God's "Amen" to all that Christ did on earth...' 

Mark Jones, Knowing Christ, p.161. 

BIBLICAL MEDITATION

'There are so many statements in God's word that would shock us if we actually thought deeply concerning what they communicate. Deep meditation upon a verse - paying attention to its context, of course - at times yields a great deal more thought in our lives than reading several chapters of God;s word in one sitting.'

Mark Jones, Knowing Christ, p.120. 

THE INCARNATION

'The incarnation was, for the Son of God, a humiliation beyond compare. The Son who thirsted was the man  who made water; the Son who was too tired to carry his cross was the same who upholds the entire world; the Son whose side was pierced was the same who gave breath and life to the one who did it.' 

Mark Jones, Knowing Christ, p.119. 

RIGHTEOUS ANGER

'Not expressing anger in the presence of injustice is not a sign of godliness, but rather of moral weakness.' 

Mark Jones, Knowing Christ, p.71. 

STUDYING CHRIST'S EMOTIONS

'Because it is sin rather than human nature that is opposed to grace, the study of Christ's emotions trains us to understand what it means to be properly human. In the process, we, as Spirit-filled Christians see how our emotions, which are God's gifts to us, should be expressed in the various circumstances we encounter...

...He knew when to laugh, and he knew when to weep. He knew when to stay silent and when to speak. As we consider his emotional life, we are at the same time learning how to be properly emotional Christians. After all, one of the problems in the church today is not that we are too emotionally driven, but that we are not sufficiently such after the pattern of Christ.' 

Mark Jones, Knowing Christ, p.69.