Have we "demoted Jesus" and improperly elevated the Bible to a status "equal to God"? Though numerous avenues could be profitably pursued, I want to examine just one issue and per- haps the most important one. I want to try and answer the question, "What did Jesus believe about the ...
Belief is more about acknowledging something as true—like believing that God exists or that Jesus is the Son of God. But here’s the thing: belief alone isn't enough. James 2:19 reminds us that even the demons believe in God, and they tremble! That means belief, on its own, d...
The apostle John, a close follower of Jesus wrote this about Jesus: “…everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his So...
While billions of people believeJesus of Nazarethwas one of the most important figures in world history, many others reject the idea that he even existed at all. A2015 surveyconducted by the Church of England, for instance, found that 22 percent of adults in England did not believe Jesus wa...
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELIEVE?Many are teaching "BELIEVE AND YOU ARE SAVED", as if we had only to accept the fact that Jesus was the Son of God and died for our sins, in order to be "saved" forever. Because of this terrible deception, the definition of the word "believe" has beco...
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Mary would thus serve the Lord at the Temple, as women had for centuries (1 Sam. 2:22), and as Anna the prophetess did at the time of Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:36–37). A life of continual, devoted service to the Lord at the Temple meant that Mary would not be able to live the...
There are nativity scenes, Christmas carols, and Christmas plays that interpret the story of Jesus’ birth for us. Sometimes, people use a thing called artistic license. Oftentimes, this can be helpful in enlarging our view. But other times it can distort the truth and, therefore, what we ...
Order Now Read The Jesus Gap Blog Is Jesus God? Did Jesus sin? Can you be a Christian and not believe in Jesus? The way Christian youth answer these and other questions about the basics of their faith might surprise you. Their answers, drawn from a national research study, are found in...
Then there are those who believe that repentance and faith are not the same thing, but that a person must repent of their sins before they can believe in Jesus. When sharing the Gospel, they often tell people to repentandbelieve. Often they say something like, “Turn from your sins and ...