I have answered similar questions before regarding the apparent “delays” in God’s timetable. For example, we have previously considered the question, “Why did Jesus wait three days to rise from the dead?” and “Why is Jesus waiting so long before He comes again?” Obviously, those que...
Although Jesus deserves all the worship, gratitude, and obedience of every living being, He didn’t demand His rights when He walked on earth. Instead, the God of the universe humbled Himself, became a man, and ministered to the people He created. His service culminated in Him sacrificing ...
When these myths were widely believed to be true, it is not surprising that Jesus would also be the son of a god. Miracles and amazing feats are part of every hero’s journey. If a religion is to be founded upon a man's life, he must be larger than life. Something has to ...
We also know that God has done everything possible to redeem us from the sin which would destroy us. He gave His only Son, who sacrificed His life for our sin and took our penalty. All who turn to Jesus Christ in faith are saved. The sin in this world, and horrors such as the Ho...
Jesus didn’t come to earth because we were beautiful, special, or great. He came because we were too grossly sinful to bridge the gap between ourselves and God. That’s not a message we want to hear from the stage of Extraordinary Women, is it? But it’s ...
s fatherhood throughout the Old and New Testament. God has compassion for his children (Psalm 103:13) and those who honor him. He cares for all creation and values us greatly (Matthew 6:26). We come to know God the Father through our relationship with Jesus (John 14:6), and our ...
Craig Evans writes, “Regarding Jesus as the Jew’s ‘wise king,’ instead of the world’s savior or God’s son, suggests that bar Serapion’ impressions were probably formed more by non-Christian sources than by Christian. Indeed, both elements, ‘wise’ and ‘king,’ cohere with the ...
" Khaled shouted in between verses by Ross and Lil Wayne. And later, Jay-Z stole the spotlight as he testified, "These ain't songs, these is hymns 'cause I'm him/ It's the Psalm 151, this New Testament/ The book of Hov/ Jesus turned water to wine/ For ...
First, inEphesians 1:4, Paul writes that God “chose us in Him before the foundation of the world.” Note that the text does not say that we were chosen “to be” in Him (Christ), but rather that we were chosen “in Him.” This means that Jesus Christ is the primary elect one...
The Lord's Day in Christianity is generally Sunday, the principal day of communal worship. It is observed by most Christians asthe weekly memorial of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is said in the canonical Gospels to have been witnessed alive from the dead early on the first day of...