The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story.(Book review)Williams, Ritva H
35They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. 37When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud...
“The supremacy of Scripture is not a dictate imposed on us by a faceless despot. The words of Scripture are the words of Jesus, the Good Shepherd who laid down his life for his people.” “God becomes supreme in our hearts not by battering us into submission but by gently changing our...
Daniel tells us after Jesus began his ministry that Jesus would be cut off: “Messiah becut off,but not for himself:….” Daniel 9: 26 Jesus died for our sins and not for himself. Would you not agree that this verse is a direct reference to Jesus? But before He is cutoff he would...
Also, God values all people, not just current believers. He says inRomans 5:8“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”John 3:16-17tells us that God loved the world, so He sent Jesus. Jesus is God an...
St. Simon the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He may have been one of the group of Zealots, the Jewish nationalistic party before becoming a follower of Christ.
Are you doing as Jesus instructed, or are you following the example of those easily offended….looking for ways to retaliate…to “one-up” them? Do Not Be an Offender We should be careful not to offend anyone if it is in our power, even in our habits. The Apostle Paul even encoura...
Why does Jesus speak in parables? The very word itself has become inextricably linked to Jesus because of how much that rhetorical style dominates the first three Gospels. As a method of teaching, it is a bit eccentric, but the images it conveys are memorable. It is commonplace for Bible ...
So visiting the Holy Land was hard for me–there’s just not a lot of evidence for the claims that this is the exact spot where Jesus died or this is the spot where Mary met Elizabeth. Since it doesn’t really matter, I didn’t much mind, but it did get frustrating, waiting in ...
Does “Love” Mean “Love” in John 21? July 1, 2024 There are times when several Greek words are translated into English using the same word. Sometimes word studies help us see valuable nuances between the different words that add to a more comprehensive understanding. But other times, if...