Jesus'7 Christian followers were once subjugated by the Romans until Constantine the Great8 became the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity; now, more than two billion people call themselves Christians. In the 7th century Muhammad9 founded Islam, and he is considered by Muslims to be ...
of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from t...
11 The Spirit of the God who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you. So the God who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your bodies. He will do this because of his Spirit who lives in you.12 Brothers and sisters, we have a duty. Our duty is not to live un...
It’s exhausting, this child-bearing and all that comes with it. And as hard as it is for me, I think both of you probably had it worse in your time. Mary, you had to endure the sting of people judging you as unclean since you conceived Jesus before you and Joseph were married. ...
At the end of Romans 4, Paul concludes his argument by stating that when we “believe in him who raised Jesus from the dead” our sins are forgiven and we are made “righteous.” Again, this is not activity I am involved it. My righteousness is extrinsic. It comes not within me, ...
The Roman Catholic Church leads the way in conferring sainthood on people, and some pretty rascally characters have been canonized.
Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.New Living TranslationTo illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons.English Standard VersionAnd he said, “There was a man who had two sons.Berean Standard BibleThen Jesus said, “There was a man ...
Michael would sell 100 million albums throughout his four-decade career, including his debut solo album, “Faith,” and the singles “I Want Your Sex,”“Jesus to a Child,” and “Fastlove.” His 1987 duet with Aretha Franklin, “I Knew You Were Waiting,” was one of many noted ...
has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him. / You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. / You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, ...
As a young child seen busy with martial arts training, Who's-Who wore simple dark pants with a flowing, light-colored sash and dark slip-ons, otherwise going shirtless; the upper half of his face was obscured by his wild hair in place of a mask.[13] As an adult while a CP9 agent...