If we accept Jesus and His message, we have accepted the fullness of God’s plan. I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6) The Work of the Apostles In the days when He ministered in the Galilee, Jesus called twelve ...
Jude 17-25 – But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. But you,...
It could be perhaps that when he was under the fig tree, Nathaniel had been praying in secret which elicited this response, rather than that he did not know that he had merely been observed in the natural way. The story of the Samaritan woman at the well is an example where Jesus ...
I read about a drunkard who, after hearing how the Lord Jesus changed the water into wine, said God had changed wine into clothes and food on the table and furniture for him. People said, “How did He do that?” “Well,” he said, “I used to take all the money I m...
Jesus' Use of Parables (Mk 4.33–34) 34Jesus used parables to tell all these things to the crowds; he would not say a thing to them without using a parable. 35He did this to make what the prophet had said come true: “I will use parables when I speak to them; I will tell them...
Scripture: Acts1:1-13 [Acts 1:1] In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach[Acts 1:2] until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. As we are heading toward Pen...
Why did God wait so long to send Jesus? I have answered similar questions before regarding the apparent “delays” in God’s timetable. For example, we have previously considered the question, “Why did Jesus wait three days to rise from the dead?” and “Why is Jesus waiting so long ...
The call to "judge for yourselves" underscores the importance of discernment and wisdom. In the Jewish context of the time, religious leaders often interpreted the Law for the people. However, Jesus is urging individuals to apply their own understanding and discernment. This echoes Proverbs 3:5-...
This Judas is also known as Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus, one of the twelve apostles. He is distinct from Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus. His question reflects a desire to understand Jesus' selective revelation.2. Jesus ChristThe central figure of the passage, Jesus is addressing ...
” 31Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Jesus Questioned About Fasting 33They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the ...