Tag: jesus

The phrase "blood of Christ" refers to the Work of Jesus Christ on the Cross. Blood represents judgment -- the judgment for our sins while Christ was bearing them on the Cross (His spiritual death).The physical death of the animal in the Old Testament sacrifices is analogous to the spiritual death o...

If you love me, you will obey what I command.—John 14:15, NIV How sad it is to be the kid who studied the wrong chapter for the final exam! Has it ever happened to you? When it is over, you make the unsettling discovery that everyone else thought the exam was easy, even though you found it quite dif...

Join us on a thought-provoking and enlightening journey as we delve into the captivating video, "How Jesus Came To Be." 🎥🌌 In this insightful exploration, we seek to understand the origins of Jesus, one of the most profound and influential spiritual figures in history. From historic...

On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” Then ...

But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. He prayed to the LORD, “O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from send...

The death of Jesus Christ was an act of obedience to God the Father's plan of salvation.John 10:18 Christ did not bleed to death on the cross, but He dismissed His own spirit. Luke 23:46; Matt. 27:50; John 19:30 His death was substitutionary. 1 Pet. 3:18; Rom. 5:6-8; John 10:11 His death was payment...

Jesus talks about the Church in the series of parables in Matthew 13:31-52. Most people think that the parables repeat the same lesson in different ways, but I disagree. In these parables, Jesus teaches His disciples the future history of the Church. I will send you out into all the world He set ano...

Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of ...

People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone...

The following are early extra-biblical references to Jesus and/or Christians by non-Christian writers (in some cases, Christian writers are quoting non-Christian writers' references to Jesus). Quotes are copied from the accompanying links, unless otherwise noted. Within the text of the article, auth...

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”—Matthew 28:18, NIV [Jesus] was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.—Acts 1:9, NIV The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at t...

A History Christianity Nearly all that is known about the life of Jesus, also called Jesus Christ, after whom Christianity is named, is contained in the four Gospels of the New Testament, particularly those of Mark, Matthew, and Luke. These accounts were written 60 to 100 or more years after the b...