He wrote: The Error Who suffered and still suffers loss if Muhammad was wrong? The first point is somewhat trivial. Muslims are commanded in the Qur'an to take Muhammad as their model, and therefore many Muslims imitate him in the smallest details of life. They dress like Muhammad, they u...
The Gospel of Mark (6:3) and the Gospel of Matthew (13:55–56) mention James, Joseph/Joses, Judas/Judeand Simon as brothers of Jesus, the son of Mary. The same verses also mention unnamed sisters of Jesus. Who really wrote the Book of Revelation? The Book of Revelation was written ...
When other books were written hundreds of years later, it wasn't difficult for the church to spot them as forgeries. For example, the Gospel of Judas was written by the Gnostic sect, around 130-170 A.D., long after Judas' death. The Gospel of Thomas, written around 140 A.D., is a...
ForI am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes…” (ESV) Unashamed. Unashamed of the gospel. I started pondering this more. Another verse that came to mind was 2 Timothy 2:15, one my grandfather wrote in my Bible which was a Ch...
For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart andWITH MANY TEARS, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you. (2 Cor. 2:4) For, as I have often told you before and now say againEVEN WITH TEARS,many live asenemies of the crossof Christ....
The guilt of Judas left one of the thrones vacant. The promise was given subject to the implied conditions of faithfulness and endurance lasting even to the end. . . . Pulpit CommentaryVerse 28. - Verily I say unto you. Christ does not reprove the apostle for his seemingly bold self-...
Judas Iscariot is famous for being a disciple of Jesus who betrayed him in exchange for money. Of the 12 disciples of Jesus, "only Peter gets more lines of coverage from the Gospel writers than does Judas," wrote William Klassen in his book "Judas: Betrayer or Friend of Jesus?" (Fortres...
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The Gospels claim that one of Jesus' disciples, Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus by making a deal with a group of Jewish religious leaders to help them arrest Jesus in exchange for money. The leaders then took Jesus before Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect (governor) of Judea, where he was ...
InAntiquities 20.8.6Josephus wrote the following about numerous false prophets who deceived the Jews during the time of the Procurators Felix (52-58 AD) and Festus (59-62 AD): “These works, that weredone by the robbers, filled the city with all sorts of impiety. And nowthese impostors ...