One of the interpretations of the person and work of Jesus Christ in the New Testament is the formulation of parallels between him andAdam: “for as all die inAdam, so all will be made alive in Christ” (1 Corinthians15:22). Decisive in the parallel is the contrast between the disobedie...
If we only look at the background from the outside in Latin America, and of the Lord Jesus when He was alive the situation is very similar, at the time of the Roman occupation of Jewish areas, poverty, and the oppressed, were abused, beaten and killed the slavery. ...
000 people that Josephus documents thoroughly, a brief background is in order, as it’s important as to why Josephus’ taking for granted that Jesus existed is thought so significant. As Dr. Robert Van Voorst notes, “If any Jewish writer were ever ...
there is no substitute to working through it yourself—to seeing it. The map is not the territory. At some point, you must grab the keys and drive out to see the ground for yourself. Still, we have to map the issue a little bit, so we’ll talk about the passage before we dive in...
Jesus is alive and feel it through Christian wallpapers and quotes. Christmas background for pictures like Christmas photo editor and Xmas icon are added in this app lock Xmas theme BIBLE IMAGES IN THIS CHURCH WALLPAPERS APP - Lot of Bible verses wallpapers and backgrounds like journey of Jesus...
In my next post I’ll examine the Jewish background behind Jesus’ usage of “Son of Man,” showing both Jesus’ continuity with Jewish tradition and his astounding break from that tradition. The Son of Man in the Judaism of Jesus In my last post I began to examine Jesus’ use of the...
I can’t do that. Maybe when I have a little extra or they pay me back. But then Jesus says forgive as you’ve been forgiven. What!? That surely doesn’t apply to me. The bitterness I have is the only power I can hold onto. I don’t think that God has in mind the level of...
This is the background for a mysterious statement from the King James Version of the Bible. At his death on the cross, Jesus “gave up the ghost.” What Is the Context When Jesus ‘Gave Up the Ghost’ in Luke 23:46? Chapter 23 of Luke recounts the events leading up to the crucifix...
(Novak RM. Christianity and the Roman Empire: Background Texts. Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2001, p. 298) instead of Quirinius.Some believe that there was an error in Josephus' account or its interpretation and that this particular census was held earlier....
Furthermore, habitually beholding “What Kind Jesus is” is our designed daily sustenance, both with power to keep a person “no longer I” He is being alive to His Father (Galatians 2:20, Romans 6). This is why Paul calls certain Christians “bewitched” in Galatians 3:1 when they sto...