The Old Testament Jewish Bible made many prophesies about the Messiah to come. Did Jesus fulfill those prophecies? Of course, he did. It is only natural that the people who told the story of Jesus would make the story conform to the prophecies. Recommended Adam Was Not the First Human, fo...
A part of the answer to Jesus' death lies in the fact that a just and perfect God could not simply sweep sin under the carpet and go on running a perfect universe. God must deal with the injustice of sin. Suppose a criminal should come before a judge and that judge would simply excus...
In the King James, Jesus took on a distinct human form, and took on flesh, as well. This makes perfect sense out of John 1:14: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." Christ adding to Himself is also why it says in verse 8, "And being found in fashion as a man...
Marcion ... even went so far as to rewrite Matthew 5:17, where Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount, “Think not that I have come to destroy the Law or the Prophets: I have not come to destroy them but to fulfill them.” Marcion turned it around and said that Jesus’ actual ...
3. Jesus did not come to be served, but to serve others. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45 NKJV). “Ministry” is from the Greek word diakoneo, meaning “to serve.” Jesus ministered to...
The Twelve Apostles (Mk 3.13–19; Lk 6.12–16) 1Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and every sickness. 2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew; Jame...
Living in the Spirit…2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. 3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for ...
12Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. 13And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good. 14Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them...
The context is a dialogue between Jesus and the Pharisees, who often sought to test Him. The use of "Why then" suggests they are challenging Jesus' previous statements about marriage and divorce, attempting to find a contradiction or loophole in His teachings. “did Moses order a man to ...
13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. ...