Islam honors all the prophets who were sent to mankind. Muslims respect all prophets in general, but Jesus in particular, because he was one of the prophets who foretold the coming of Muhammad. Muslims, too, await the second coming of Jesus. They consider him one of the greatest of Allah'...
It may sound innocuous to us, but those in that courtroom knew exactly what Jesus meant. The “son of man” was the human/divine ruler who would judge the entire world at the end of time. So Jesus was saying, in effect, “I stand before you today in your court, but at the end o...
Are we young, old, thin, average, tall, in-between, stocky, big-boned, small-boned, red hair, brown hair, blond hair, curly hair, straight hair, blue eyes, green eyes, brown eyes or something else? Who are we and where did we come from? Read the story “Jesus” in Learning to ...
24 This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain...
Marianne Meye Thompson, who teaches the New Testament at the evangelical Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, said, “I think most scholars would concede that the Gospels are paraphrases of Jesus’ teaching.” But she added that “I am not sure the seminar is doing the church a favor.”...
For those who believe in Yeshua (Jesus) but do not observe His commandments in the Torah; the question we need to ask is, “Why not?” Either the person is not truly following Yeshua and filled with His Spirit, or they have received and accepted a teaching of false grace which erroneous...
34 “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work,” Jesus told them. 35 “Don’t you say, ‘There are still four more months, then comes the harvest’? Listen to what I’m telling you: Open[j] your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready...
“Paul, an apostle,not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead…” (Galatians 1:1) Since Paul did not become an apostle by men or of man, but by Jesus Christ, the obvious implication is that Jesus Christ is not just a man...
He is the true Lamb who was slain. His blood was poured out to save the world. People must receive the merit of His passion to be saved. The New Testament repeatedly declares that Jesus is the “Lamb of God” who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:19; Rev...
24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”25 The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”26 Then Jesus told her, “I am the Messiah!”[d]27...