A personal encounter with Jesus refers to an individual's transformative experience of meeting or interacting with Jesus Christ in a profound and life-changing manner. Such encounters are pivotal moments in the Christian faith, often leading to conversion, deepened faith, or a renewed sense of ...
After experiencing a radical spiritual encounter at the age of seventeen, I was born again. This experience instantly transformed me from a dogmatic atheist to a passionate follower of Jesus. Not long after giving my life to Christ, I went off to Bible college and continued serving with a nat...
The Bible often associates joy with spiritual maturity and the presence of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22). The call to joy in trials echoes Jesus' teachings in the Beatitudes, where He blesses those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake (Matthew 5:10-12). This joy is not based on...
“He appointed twelve that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.” Mark 3:14-15 If you skim through this verse (like I have many times), you might miss Jesus’ first priority for His disciples. Go ahead and look...
and then by countering them with various evidences (e.g., a weak victim of crucifixion could not have moved the stone; liars do not become martyrs; etc.) in order to conclude that “very probably” Jesus arose. No, nothing of the sort appears here. Instead, Paul laid the pre-sup...
Walking through a supermarket, a young woman noticed an old lady following him around. She ignored her for a while, but when she got to the checkout line, she got in front of him. “Pardon me,” she said. “I’m sorry if I’ve been staring, but you look just like my daughter ...