Scripture & A Snapshot {Week 6}

Given that Christmas is less than two months away, don't you want to know more about Christ?!

Yes, He was/is compassionate. Yes, He was/is loving.
He was/is also fierce and bold and brutally honest and in your face!
He wasn't a pansy or a wimp or a pushover who was dragged to his death.
He went willingly! Knowing full well that He would be tortured.

Literally tortured.

Although He was fully divine, He was also fully human.
He felt the spit of the religious leaders - the ones who were trained to see the Messiah, but chose themselves over God. He felt the fists of the Roman soldiers. He felt the whip, the bruising, the tearing and the striping of flesh from His back as they flogged Him. He felt the nails being hammered through his wrists and feet.

And He did this willingly for you.
You, right there!
You reading this text right now.

He sacrificed Himself so that you could be saved.

Are you living a life that's worthy of His torture and death?
Do you want to?! ...it's not too late to start.





Considering my choice of verse this week, I thought it would be fitting to give away a book.
I review books for Thomas Nelson Publishing and they publish some really amazing and inspiring books. The one I want to give away is one of my favorites that I've been able to review:

The Jesus You Can't Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ 
by John MacArthur
(click on the image below to read more about this book)

I'm going to keep the "rules" simple for this giveaway:

1. To enter, leave me a comment.

You don't have to link up/participate in Scripture & a Snapshot and linking up will not automatically enter you.

Please be sure to leave your email in the comments or have it available in your profile, so I can contact you if you win.

2. Anyone, anywhere can enter.

I'll ship this book anywhere in the world, because Christ's message isn't limited to my own country!

3. One winner will be chosen and announced next Sunday.

This giveaway will close at 11:59 pm CST on Saturday, November 6th, 2010.

I'll use Random.org to select a winning commenter and will email that person.

*Note: You will receive the book that I was given. It has been read once and is therefore technically used, but in great shape.

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Want to join in this challenge?

Here's how to participate:

1. Select a photo.
It can be from your archives or a new shot. Please only use your own photos.

2. Add a scripture verse to it. 
 Please think about the scripture you're choosing, as well as the photo you've selected. Don't just blindly pick out a verse and slap it on a photo. There's no glory given from that. Here's a link to a good Bible verse search engine.

3. Put the Scripture & a Snapshot button in your post.
You won't be deleted or banned if you don't. It just helps spread the word...and the Word. ;)

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4. Come back here and link up your post.   
Please link directly to your Scripture & a Snapshot post, not the home page of your blog.