In Matthew 28, Jesus commands us to bring his gospel message to every ethnic people group on the planet. It’s called the Great Commission, but too often we consider it nothing but a Great Suggestion. Are we really willing to say,“Jesus,I’m willing to go anywhere, eat anything, sleep...
Likewise, when it comes to romantic relationships, a true Christian who loves Jesus will actually be seeking to love and serve you so that you might see more of God’s goodness and glory. They will want to be a light pointing to Jesus and not a light pointing to themselves. ...
And this is what Jesus means, I think, in this very passage when he says, “Love your enemy.” And it’s significant that he does not say, “Like your enemy.” Like is a sentimental something, an affectionate something. There are a lot of people that I find it difficult to like. ...
As Jesus said inJohn 15:5, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” Yes, I am called to actively put my trust in God. I must work at trusting God. At the same time...
“Jesus wept,” he said, answering his own question. ‘Shinedown’ walks with a friend in Brownsville, Texas. The “regular” who intrigued me the most, however, was another white-haired man, just as tall and even thinner than Scott. His ruddy face seemed even redder and more sunburned ...
Joseph Campbellsays that this kind of comparative mythology is how various cultures attempt to explain their existence and that people are subconsciously attracted to the idea of the hero, which is why you have Jesus, Muhammad, and the Buddha sharing similar stories....
21Jesus said to them,“I did one miracle,and you are all amazed.22Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision(though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs),you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath.23Now if a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of ...
Some years later, she commissioned Raphael to createThe Depositionin his name. But the painting actually depicts something different. The biblical scene of the Deposition is when Jesus is removed from the cross. This is not what is in the painting as Mt. Calvary is far in th...
What I mean by ‘Jesus’ is that he or she is not going to be perfect, and if they are, you’d better knock them off that pedestal stat. As I mentioned in my first point, Harry is awkward and starts off with this archaic issue of always having to save or protect women he meets...
When he talked about laying down His life, it didn’t just sound good, he actually did it. When he talked about forgiveness, he followed through, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” Jesus lived out what he taught. He is the ultimate example. I want to be the ...