6 We shall call to the witness stand several statements made by our Lord, but in particular I want to give attention to Matthew 5:17-18. A careful examination of this text reveals two basic truths concerning Jesus' view of the Bible.Akin, Daniel L...
The phrase "love your enemies" is a well-known teaching of Jesus found in the New Testament of the Bible. It is specifically found in the Gospel of Matthew, in the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew 5:44 (NIV), where Jesus says: "But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for thos...
has alerted us that many ministers possess limited knowledge of Bible translations. For example, in the multiple choice section of the test, ministerial applicants are asked to select “From which version of the Bible did Jesus quote?” Believe it or not, eighty-five percent answer ...
Some biblical scholars question whether or not a historical Jesus ever existed. Others are convinced that there was an actual Jesus, although he was fully human and did not perform miracles. And, of course, most Christians believe that the entire Jesus story, as told in the Bible, is complet...
[1] Bertrand Russell wrote, “Historically it is quite doubtful whether Christ ever existed at all, and if he did we know nothing about him.”[2] Following in their footsteps, many atheistic websites hold to mythicism—the notion that Jesus was merely a myth created by the early church. ...
Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
Berean Literal BibleMany will say to Me in that the day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons and in your name perform many miracles?'Young's Literal Translation Many will say to me in that day, Lord, lord, have we not in thy name ...
economic and historic way. Scholars have studied documents such as the Christian Bible for hundreds of years to reach conclusions as accurately as possible. So it’s no surprise that asking ‘What language did Jesus speak’ has no one definitive answer, or at least, it didn’t for a long ...
Overall, the two historian believe that only 10 out of the 126 writers listed by Paulkovich would ever be expected to mention Jesus Christ at all. They also noted that Bible scholars believe historians of the time simply did not see Jesus as being important since the “prime candidate for ...