For similar calls on the part of Jesus see Luke 5:10-11; 9:23, 59; 18:22. Luke 5:28 sn On the phrase leaving everything see Luke 5:10-11; 14:33. Luke 5:28 tn The participial phrase “leaving everything behind” occurs at the beginning of the sentence, but has been transposed...
Jesus calls us to obey him as disciples. In the Upper Room, Jesus exhorts the Twelve as Teacher/Rabbi and Lord (kyrios), the one who has a right to command (which we'll consider further in Lesson 5):"You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am. ...
Of course the angel made this conclusion clear by adding a line from Isaiah 7:14: “‘Look the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,’ which means, ‘God is with us.’” Jesus will fulfill the promise of Isaiah. He will be, not only the Savior, ...
Thus, believing in Prophets Adam, Jesus, Moses, and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon them) is a requirement for anyone who calls him or herself a Muslim. A person claiming to be a Muslim who, for instance, denies the Messengership of Jesus, is not considered a Muslim.The Quran say...
31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. Deuteronomy Ch 30 vs.15-20 (KJV) 15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; ...
Revelation 15:3 calls him "King of the nations" (NRSV, ESV), "King of the ages" (NIV) or "King of saints," KJV. (The differences are due to textual variations in the ancient manuscripts.[178])Jesus is also proclaimed to be, "the ruler of the kings of the earth" or "prince of...
He calls his own sheep, using their names, and he leads them out. 4 He brings all of his sheep out. Then he goes ahead of them and leads them. The sheep follow him, because they know his voice. 5 But sheep will never follow someone they don’t know. They will run away from ...
To display his glory. The Hebrew words Shuv, as in our good friend Marty Shoub, means to return, and Aliyah means to go up to Jerusalem. Why has the Trinity grafted each of us as believers into the Olive Vine? Being grafted in is all about returning home. God calls us home to disp...
Ian is my mentee. Well, that’s what he calls himself. I call him a friend. We have a lot in common, even though he’s younger than my son at about half my age. What we hold most in common, and most dear, is a love for Jesus and His ways. ...
ParticularHand, mightier than any human being. As such we should be convinced that the “OldTestament,” had been given to the nationofIsrael by God through the inspirationofhis servants, and that his greatest servant is that Immanuel, God with us, Jeshua the promised Messiah (Jesus Christ)...