which stood where the current Basilica stands today. Jesus gave Simon the name Peter when he first met him and said, “You’re the stone upon which I will build my church.” After Constantine legalized Christianity in A.D. 313 with the Edict of Milan, he quickly began building...
When you pick up this impressive tome, light passes over its gold surface and through the raised jewels, reflecting toward the center, where Jesus hangs on the cross.当你拿起这本令人惊叹的书籍时，光线会穿过金色表面和凸起的宝石，反射到中央，那里描绘着耶稣被钉在十字架上的场景。This trick of th...
No one would pick the thing that Jesus does next. Because Jesus knew all these things, SO he got up, and washed his disciple's feet. Backstory - Footwashing was a common act of hospitality in that time, usually performed by a slave. If someone of standing were to do it, it would ...
You know, Jesus expected his listeners to have a very good knowledge of their Scriptures, our Old Testament. Often he “hinted” to them, just like you’ve seen above, where the words “in your mouth” remind people of Dt. 30:14, and “to talk about them” remind people of Dt. 6...
The Bible does not mention how tall Jesus was, as height is not something the Bible routinely discusses. However, in Isaiah 53:2, we learn a little about his physical appearance, “For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground; He has nostatelyform...
I chose the 1995 “New” American Standard Bible in this quote which uses the English word “touch” in this verse, as does the older and also the modern King James versions. But because the idea of stating that a man should not “touch” a woman at all is so foreign...
Howard Thurman's Jesus And The Disinherited Three identifiers, as defined by the author, that describe Jesus as social status as a man include being a Palestinian Jew, being impoverished and belonging to a minority group among the majority Roman rule. Thurman points out that Jesus would have gr...
So, when reading the Old Testament, starting with the books written by Moses (the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), we should not be surprised to find passages about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And there are many of them, startin...
Lord Jesus, I need you, I do not want to keep living the way I have been because I know it is wrong. I have done many wrong things in my life. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open my heart to you. Please come in. And be my Savior and my Lord. I now ...
No one would pick the thing that Jesus does next. Because Jesus knew all these things, SO he got up, and washed his disciple's feet. Backstory - Footwashing was a common act of hospitality in that time, usually performed by a slave. If someone of standing were to do it, it would ...