strongJesus and exorcism: an investigation of Jesus' dealing with demons according to the Gospels/strongbr / In view of present-day reports of demon-possession and often disputable practices of exorcism, a study is made of these phenomena in the Gospels. According to the Gospels demon- ...
In the Gospels, Jesus is often the one who amazes others with His teachings and miracles, but here, the faith of a Gentile centurion amazes Him, underscoring the depth and sincerity of the centurion's belief. and said to those following HimJesus addresses His followers, which likely included...
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’“New Living TranslationAnd I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need ...
The Gospels reveal that Jesus emancipated first-century women from second-class citizenship in God’s Kingdom; he challenged the dominant culture of his day and overturned the accepted interpretations of the Hebrew Scriptures. For Jesus, we see in the Gospels that his radical inclusion of women ...
The story of the transfiguration is one of the most remarkable in the gospels, yet its message is pretty simple:listen to Jesus! If you call yourself a Christian, you might think, “Well, of course! That’s obvious.” But listening to Jesus is harder than we admit. Too often, we list...
The war on Halloween: Taming the devils, demons and pumpkins This Halloween, some Barrie, Ont., elementary students will not go to school dressed as witches, goblins or zombies — but in simple shades of orange and black. The dress code is “an effort to respect the diverse value of …...
In all four gospels, there’s a story about a woman who interrupts an intimate dinner party to kneel at the feet of Jesus and make an act of devotion. Luke’s story differs from the others in significant ways, so it may be based on a different incident. But Mark, Matthew and John ...
According to Jesus, the reign of God was about justice and the triumph of God over all of the demonic forces that act against the poor. This of course involves healing lepers but perhaps more importantly, uncovering the “demons,” which are symbolic of the reasons that the poor are ...
this kind of characterization of the founders of the two religions. The characterization is in any case unfair (the New Testament texts imply just as many ‘scientific principles’ as does the Qur’an, e.g. They think the world has three levels, that there are demons and angels, etc. ...
Matthew 7:21-23Jesus warns, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those whoDOthe Will of My Father in Heaven will enter. On Judgment DayMANYwill say to Me ‘Lord! Lord! We Prophesied, Cast out demons, and PerformedMANYMiracles in You...