Psa 82:7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. David in verse 6 of the above scripture says we’re gods and children of the Most-High and Christ explains why in John 10:34-36. Joh 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in ...
"This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." This verse does show that God sent his Son Jesus for us because he loved us, but the last part of the verse reveals the reason Christ died on the cross, for our...
There are a number of different ways God could have allowed the Messiah, Christ Jesus, to die physically – stabbing, beheading, etc. – and still deliver us from our bondage to sin and death. So why did God want it to happen on a cross? Was God speaking something more to mankind thr...
Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I'll give my life for you."Good News Translation"Lord, why can't I follow you now?" asked Peter. "I am ready to die for you!" International Standard Version"Lord, why can't I follow you now?" Peter asked him. "I ...
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him (v. 35). Philip started where this Ethiopian man was reading and explained how it all pointed to Jesus. Jesus Christ and God’s salvation through Him is the ultimate theme of both the Old and the New ...
Scripture Study Why did Jesus deliver the Sermon on the Mount, an old-world speech, to people in the New World? I’ve done plenty of speaking and presenting in my time. Sure, I repeat presentations from time to time, but often I prepare a brand-new presentation for each group, taking...
Most people don't think about the subject much at all, but whilst some (mainly conservative) Christians are willing to accept divorce, even though Jesus said divorce was sinful, they are not willing to accept homosexuality, even though Jesus did not say it was sinful. They are simply ...
Israel asked, “Why did you bring this trouble on me by telling the man you had another brother?”New Living Translation“Why were you so cruel to me?” Jacob moaned. “Why did you tell him you had another brother?”English Standard VersionIsrael said, “Why did you treat me so badly...
Before we start I would like, first of all, to read to you a portion of scripture taken from the second epistle of Peter chapter 1:16-21. “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made to you the power and coming of our LordJesusChrist, but were eyewit...
question about Jesus’ appearance. They say the Easter story has nothing to do with color and Jesus’ message. They cite scripture likeGalatians 3: 28, 29: (“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus....