1. ?4 bc--?29 ad, founder of Christianity, born in Bethlehem and brought up in Nazareth as a Jew. He is believed by Christians to be the Son of God and to have been miraculously conceived by the Virgin Mary, wife of Joseph. With 12 disciples, he undertook two missionary journeys thr...
“Stephen means a “garland” or a “crown.” Think here of our beautiful Christmas consolation. Whoever believes in the name of Jesus is righteous before God and can expect a glorious crown. Devout Christians are “virgins” before God (Matthew 25:1; Revelation 14:4) and have four differe...
Here you can read all about the false accusation and stoning of Stephen, the religious conversion of Paul, as well as the first attempts by the Apostles to impart Christianity upon the Gentiles. Speaking of which, in these chapters you can find the very first use of the term “Christians”...
Not just Christianity. In various parts of the world today, Islamists are also waging terror war against Hindus, Buddhists, and all other "infidels." The imposition of Islam upon the entire world is not merely their goal. It is their religious duty. They are following the word of their ...
The Deity of Jesus Is A Central Claim of Christianity The Deity of Christ is a Christian essential. It has been affirmed by believers based on the eyewitness testimony of those who saw Jesus rise from the dead. Jesus Fulfilled Prophecy and Spoke Prophetically ...
Jesus Revolution: Directed by Jon Erwin, Brent Mccorkle. With Joel Courtney, Jonathan Roumie, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Anna Grace Barlow. The true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage
It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science-- the science against which it had vainly struggled-- the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation ...
This institute, though seemingly an academic think-tank, was in fact an agenda-driven effort to undermine orthodox Christianity. In saying this, I am not dishonoring the memory of Robert Funk, but in fact preserving his memory. As you’ll see later in this post, and in tomorrow’s as ...
Before the incarnation, the eternal Son of God, the second … Continue reading → Posted in Theology | Tagged christianity, Christmas, Creation, faith, God the Father, grace, Jesus Christ, Lordship of Christ, Redemption, The Incarnation, theology | Leave a comment ...
F. A. Hort, Judaistic Christianity, 15) Jesus reinterpreted and reapplied as well as reinforced the law. On His own authority, He rejected scribal interpretations not only of ceremonial matters, e.g. the Sabbath (Mark 2:23-28; 3:1-6; Luke 13:10-17; 14:1-6), fasting (Mark 2:...