On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said,“Peace be with you!”– John 20:19 (NIV). Again Jesus said,“Peace be with you! As the Father has sent...
Raymond and the community of Christians he is part of are also making plans to build a sacred retreat place this spring “devoted to contemplating the incarnation of the Lamb of God and the ongoing life of redeeming creation that God is inviting us all to participate in.” He closed his re...
“Some think this was John, the beloved disciple, and the youngest of the disciples; others, that it was James, the brother of our Lord; but he does not seem to be any of the disciples of Christ, since he is manifestly distinguished from them, who all forsook him and fled: some hav...
The apostle Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, is the author of this epistle. He writes to encourage believers in their faith and to warn against false teachings. 2.Recipients of the Epistle The letter is addressed to those who have received faith through the righteousness of God and ...
Because he thinks the disciples of Jesus came up with an adoptionist (not Trinitarian) view of Jesus as a coping mechanism due to his tragic death, and that the resurrection belief was tied to all of that. The man wrote an entire book explaining this!
It was the worst possible thing. And I have no doubt the disciples were like, “What the heck? This is not what’s supposed to happen. This is not how this story’s supposed to end. Jesus is supposed to be King.” The very thing that they thought was their devastation was the mean...
Narrator:Welcome to theJesus CallingPodcast.When Jesus set about gathering His disciples, He chose people from very different backgrounds. His disciples included fishermen, a tax collector, perhaps one of royal blood, and a revolutionary. Not only did they find a working commonality, they were uni...
In my estimation, one of the most astounding statements Jesus ever made came after a long day of healing and casting out demons among the citizens of Capernaum. The following morning his disciples pleaded with him to give the crowd an encore. And to be sure, there were still many cancers...
In the Bible, Jesus Christ makes it clear that the future is no laughing matter. In Matthew 24 and in other verses, He describes the serious events that will transpire at the end of time as very real and not a phantom. He tells His disciples to “not be troubled” by these future ha...
is one who is willing to lay down his or her life for the truth. This is what Jesus did. Few are willing to lay down their lives today and risk their lives to take a stand, whatever the cost. Few are willing to pick up their cross and follow Him. But Jesus told His disciples: ...