After his resurrection, Jesus told his disciples, “go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…teaching them to observe all that I commanded you.” Matthew 28:19-20. This is sometimes referred to as the Great Commission. As followers of Christ, we are all given this [...]
Quite simply, He loves his Father in heaven the most. Jesus told us the most important commandment is to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind” Matthew 22:36. Certainly, that was what Jesus [...]
This can certainly be a puzzling question! By our way of counting, the third day would seem to be on Monday, but it seems the phrase "for three days" can really indicate parts of three days. He was in the grave for part of [...]
“Blessed are the poor in spirit (humble-minded) for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The Greek word translated “poor” has the significance of utter destitution, extreme poverty. Thus, a full appreciation of our own spiritual destitution is essential in order to receive the divine grace [...]
In this event, Jesus was talking to the Pharisees. How could God’s kingdom be in the hearts of Pharisees? Jesus had called the Pharisees hypocrites! (See Luke 11 and Matthew 23.) The NIV, ESV, CSB, NASB translate this as “the kingdom of God is among [...]
An account of Jesus cleansing the temple is recorded in Matthew 21:12-17. The temple would have been a busy place at Passover time. Both local and foreign-born Jews had come to observe the Passover week. There would be sacrifices of sheep, cattle, and doves [...]
What events led up to Palm Sunday? The evening before, Jesus enjoyed a fine feast at the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. This was the same Lazarus that Jesus had recently awakened from the sleep of death (John 12:1,2). There was a large crowd [...]
We cannot eat God, but we do symbolically eat the body and blood of Jesus during our celebration of the Memorial of Jesus' death. "...The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it [...]
Generally, all sickness is a result of Adam’s disobedience. “Through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned,” Romans 5:12. Sickness is part of the dying process. However, we can contribute to [...]
The Bible is silent about what Jesus was doing between 12-30 years of age. However, he probably learned the trade of carpentry from his stepfather, Joseph, as was the custom in those days. He also did not permit himself to stand out and perform [...]
John 2:19-22 (NASB), “Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ The Jews then said, ‘It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?’ But He was speaking of [...]
What is the Kingdom in this verse? Jesus referenced the kingdom earlier in Matthew 6:10, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is done in heaven.” Jesus was teaching an earthly salvation (for mankind) as well as a heavenly salvation [...]
If these verses were taken literally and in isolation, it would seem to promote violence. However, Jesus never contradicts Himself. Compare the Matthew passage with His words in John 18:16, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, [...]
Mary Magdalene was a Jewish woman who suffered from demon possession. There are only twelve verses in the Bible, specifically in the Gospels, where Mary Magdalene is mentioned by name. Mark 16:9 (KJV,) "Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, [...]
Matthew 13:10-11, 15 (NIV), “The disciples came to him and asked, ‘Why do you speak to the people in parables?’ He replied, ‘Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them…For this people’s [...]
After Jesus received water baptism and after He received the Holy Spirit, He said, "But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!" Luke 12:50 (NKJV). What baptism was this? It was the complete death [...]
Jesus didn’t go anywhere when he died. He was dead in the tomb.​ We read in Isaiah’s prophecy that Jesus “poured out His soul unto death,” that His soul was made “an offering for sin.” (Isaiah 53:12, 10.) Then again we read, “Thou wilt [...]
Christmas is celebrated as the anniversary of baby Jesus’s birth. The word “Christmas” is formed from “Christ mass” - meaning a Catholic mass. However, today, most people do not associate a mass with Christmas. It is likely Jesus was actually born in the beginning of [...]
The Scriptures do not tell us that Mary and Joseph told anyone that Jesus was the son of God. When Mary was pregnant, she visited her cousin Elizabeth, and Elizabeth recognized the unborn child as God's son without being told. The holy spirit revealed [...]
Revelation 1: 4, 5, “John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne; and from Jesus Christ, [...]
