We sometimes say of people that they've been "to hell and back." Christianity says the same thing about our Savior.Switzer, Johnu.s.catholic
and you’ll read the section in there on this part of the Creed, and it says that Jesus descended into Hell as a saviour to preach the good news to those who had died and gone before Him. You also find this echoed, by the way, in the letter of 1 Peter, that Jesus preached the...
I agree that Jesus wasn’t asking to be saved and was in fact saying He is ready to drink the cup but It appears that’s Jesus was asking for strength and that God will give Him the power to endure… Such as Heb 5:7 says that Jesus prayer was heard and that God was able to sa...
then we would naturally assume that the keeping of God’s promises to Israel has to bebyandthroughJesus the Christ. So, it wouldn’t be too far fetched to look to the people who
Have you really ever thought of the depth of it though. (Honestly, I hadn’t until Eli was born, and the depth continued to intensify with the brith of each of our 4 kids.) It was just another verse in Scripture that I would recite during a service or someone would speak on and I...
So far as we can gather from the Gospel narratives, no objection was ever taken to the fulfillment of individual prophecies in Jesus. But the general conception which the Rabbis had formed of the Messiah, differed totally from what was presented by the Prophet of Nazareth. Thus, what is the...
but when I return to myself, the Father, I am not in the office of the sent but in the office of the sender and the sender is greater than the sent though they are one. So, Jesus is not the son, he is the Father. David is the son. Did not David in the spirit call him, ...
Jesus Christ, the Messiah and only savior of mankind didn’t speak in platitudes regarding his personality and purpose on earth
Learn more about the life of Jesus: Four Portraits, One Jesus What does the Bible say? 5 passages used to support the descent into hell There are five Bible passages used to support the idea that Christ really did descend into hell between his death and resurrection. 1. Acts 2:27 This ...
Did I ever tell you about that time She fell briefly in love with that guy at work Who was never going to let her be Anything more than anything And, he couldn’t speak her language? So, now she’s standing outside that hotel With a beer in one hand Taking a photo with the other...