Why is Jesus called the Son of God? Jesus is called the "son of God," and followers of Jesus are called, "sons of God." As applied to Jesus, the term isa reference to his role as the Messiah, or Christ, the King chosen by God(Matthew 26:63). What were three basic teachings of...
Prayer: Besides loving your enemies, Jesus encourages his followers to pray for them. This means seeking God's blessings and well-being for those who may wish harm upon you. It's a way of acknowledging that God's grace extends to all, including those who oppose you. Imitating God: Jesus...
“These are all Christian and are obviously and understandably biased in what they report, and have to be evaluated very critically indeed to establish any historically reliable information,” Ehrman says. “But their central claims about Jesus as a historical figure—a Jew, with followers, ...
aSmall bodies of believers are the very core of becoming what Jesus desires His followers to become, disciples living in community with one another and reaching out to make other disciples. 信徒的小身体是成为的核心什么耶稣渴望他的追随者成为,门徒互相居住在社区和提供援助做其他门徒。[translate]...
For example, the Nazi’s called themselves Christian. So did the Ku Klux Klan. And prior to the Civil War in the U.S. in the 1860s, many Christians were using the Bible (incorrectly) to justify enslaving people. Did Jesus Christ ever model violence or hatred toward others? Just the op...
Christianity has origins in the Old Testament which prophesied a Messiah. Shortly after the resurrection of Jesus, His followers were called Christians.
A man of wisdom would understand this and could communicate it to his followers. After all, it’s in the Bible, in places such as Ezekiel 34, which describes notorious sociopaths and psychopaths in positions of leadership, or the gospels, where Jesus called the scribes...
Ignatius, a Spaniard who devoted his life to defending the Roman Catholic Church, and his followers called them the Jesuits members of the Society of Jesus. Today the Society of Jesus is still active with a membership of 31,000, having institutions in various parts of the world. 8.What did...
The first followers of Jesus were not intending to overthrow the established ekklesia of their cities. They were not plotting political rebellion. Yet, the Christians were setting up an alternative society which, as it grew, would indeed come to upset the apple cart of civic life throughout ...
” Reading that again tonight, it’s as if i never noticed that was in the Bible before. What an extraordinary thing for us to know, that of all the mysteries of Jesus’s interactions with his Father, all that he gleaned he taught his followers (and commanded them to make disciples ...