What can we learn from Lucian? (1) Christians worshiped Jesus after his death. (2) Jesus died by crucifixion. Van Voorst writes, “Lucian’s verb originally meant ‘to impale, fix on a stake,’ but unquestionably refers here to crucifixion. He uses this verb exclusively for crucifixion; ...
They were there when he was questioned by the religious authorities and when Jesus healed the sick and demon-possessed. The twelve were with Him at the Last Supper. When we read the passages in the Bible about Jesus’s arrest, prosecution and crucifixion, we find that his disciples have ...
of the essence of what eternity will be like with God. Had Jesus not died on the cross, these little moments would be empty distractions instead of eternal promises. The cross echoes the stories of what Jesus did for us. But some ask, “Why?” Why did Jesus have to die on the cross...
According to some sources, his full name was Yeshua bar Abba, (Jesus, the "son of the father"). Barabbas had been charged with thecrime of treason against Rome—the same crime for which Jesus was also convicted. The penalty was death by crucifixion. What happened to Barabbas in the Bible?
Tim Staples delves into the complex theological concept of the kenosis, the self-emptying of Jesus Christ. The discussion explores whether Jesus withheld divine...
We read in Luke 22 when Jesus was praying in the garden on the night before His crucifixion, He cried out to the Father: “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done” (Luke 22:42, NKJV). At His most desperate hour, ...
Who was there when Jesus ascended into heaven? As previously reported, after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, several eyewitnesses say thatBartholomewwas present when Jesus ascended into heaven. What countries did Jesus travel to?
I determined right then and there that I would show Jesus. And I told him so. I said, “Even if I have to die for you tonight, I will not deny you.” No matter what happened the rest of the night, I would stick by Jesus’ side. ...
The answer is found in the church’s majority position on Eternal Security. The first 600 years of church history, including the apostles’ age in the church after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus, existed without any teaching on the Doctrine of Eternal Security. If you hold to Eternal...
For Francis, it is not the proclamation of the Gospel and the conversion of souls to Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church that is paramount — rather, it is the heretical program of Ecumenism that is central to Christianity. To reiterate the point: Why, then, was it necessary...