Words made fresh ; A look at the real Jesus, Judas, and how religion has shaped historyRich Barlow
Slowly, I reached underneath my tunic for the sword I had strapped on there earlier. If they tried to do anything to Jesus, I was going to split a few heads. I was going to be the first one to defend him. I was ready to kill those soldiers, and kill Judas, and die for Jesus i...
Of course Jesus did what God had commanded His namesake to do (Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua or Yeshua) Josh 1:5“There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsa...
Was the love of Judas'mother of her son less than the love of Mary for Jesus? There are three miracles of our Brother Jesus not yet recorded in the Book: the first that He was a man like you and me,the second that He had a sense of humour,and the third that He knew He was a...
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he did himself against Paul. Soon, numerous of the sicarii (terrorists who killed for revolution) “set fire to the house of Ananias the high priest” (War, 2.17.6), a sign that his death was near. A Zealot leader named Manahem rose up. He was the son of Judas the ...
First,therewerethereligiousleaders.TheywerejealousofJesus’popularityandthreatenedbyHispowerandauthority.TheyhatedHim.Next,therewasJudas—thedeludeddisciplewhothoughtthatthirtypiecesofsilverwasafairpricetobetrayhismaster.Hecommittedsuicideeventually.PilatealsoplayedaroleatJesus’trial.Hewastheweak-willedgovernorofthe...
answered Jesus. “For this truth did not come to you from any human being, but it was given to you directly by my Father in heaven. 18And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even death will ever be able to ...
I did catch the word hatred and its use against Judaism. I cannot recall hatred being a part of Catholicism or any Christian religion. Certainly Jesus never said he hated the religion he was raised with. I have heard some Christians speak of hating sin, but I don’t know whether it is...
God always seeks to draw good out of everything, and He can draw good even out of evil, if we let Him. An excellent example of how God draws good out of evil is the Passion and Death of Jesus Himself. The Gospel of John says that at the last supper Satan entered Judas and he th...