while I was yet with you, thatall things must be fulfilled, which were written in thelaw of Moses, and inthe prophets, and inthe psalms,concerning me” (Luke 24:44). Thesewordsare proof that the early church used as their evidence of Jesus being their one true Messiah. Some examples ar...
(also not named) is not clear from the text. If the two are the same person, then John was the only apostle mentioned as being present at theCrucifixionof Jesus (John 19:26–27), and a dying Jesus entrusted the care of his mother,Mary, to John. Similarly, “the one whom Jesus ...
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Neuen, p. 127) that the college of men learned in the law which gathered round Ezra and Nehemiah, and which properly was the Synagogue, continued to receive accessions for many years after their death, by means of which it existed till the time of the Maccabees, without our being required...
As a finite being on earth, I will one day stand before the Alpha and Omega of the galaxies. As a finite being, I admit to compartmentalizing the ultimate Creative visionary of the universe. I Corinthians 2:7 reveals the beauty of God’s wisdom, “We speak God’s hidden wisdom in a...
5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid...
The whole episode has the sense of the prophetic, of divine control, of Jesus being assured and in control of the unfolding events. It may be, of course, that he knew the owner of the house and the owner knew him as ‘the Teacher.’ And perhaps too he knew the habits of the servan...
s faith. When he mentioned his faith, His Holiness said, Thou art Peter”—which means rock—’and upon this rock will I build my church.’ This was a sanction of Peter’s faith; it was not indicative of his (Peter) being the expounder of the Book, but was a confirmation of Peter...
John is saying, “Because God is love, when God lives in us, we are like Jesus to the world around us. Our loving action is the primary way that others will see God.” These are the principles John has been writing about throughout the chapter, as we’ve seenhereandhere. ...
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. In. Galatians 3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of ...