Did Jesus say much about the Old Testament Law? What do the Scriptures say about this question? Murder in the Heart? Jesus often used the phrase “you have heard it said” and then “but I say to you” but He had a very good purpose for this in the Beatitudes where He said “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment. But I say to... Read more
What did Jesus teach about the Sabbath? Is it still binding on believers today? The Sabbath Rest After God created the heavens and the earth, God rested to leave us an example. Genesis 1:31 records the first mention of the Sabbath by inference as the sixth day. It says “God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.” After the sixth day and creation was... Read more
How old was Jesus at His death? Jesus Came to Die Jesus came to be born of a virgin as Isaiah prophesied that “the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (7:14) which Matthew (1:23) also quotes in his gospel. Immanuel means “God with us” as the Word of God came to be dwell in the flesh (John 1:1, 14). By dying for sinners (John... Read more
How old was Jesus when He was baptized? Why did He need to be baptized since He was without sin? Why was Jesus Baptized? I would have asked the same question that John the Baptist asked Jesus when He came to John to be baptized. Jesus is sinless and had no need to repent from sins and be baptized because He never sinned. Since that is true, why did Jesus even need to be baptized? Matthew writes that “Jesus came... Read more
What was it that Jesus did before He started His earthly ministry? Student of Scripture After Jesus’ parents returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee, “the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him” (Luke 2:40) and as the Jews customarily did, “his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom” (Luke 2:41-42). Apparently... Read more
What age did Jesus begin His earthly ministry? The Prophesied Messiah or Christ Jesus has always existed as God but He had not yet dwelled in the flesh (John 1:1, 14) and Isaiah wrote “the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (7:14) “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and... Read more
How was one Man, Jesus Christ, able to change the entire world? Dying to Saving The Bible says that “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save” and “he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zeph 3:17) just “as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you” (Isaiah 62:5). The church represents the bride... Read more
How did Jesus know who to choose as His disciples? How did He choose them or did they choose Him? Who choose Who? We might like to think we’re responsible for coming to God to be saved through Christ but Jesus told the disciples “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he... Read more
Did Jesus ever teach how we should pray? If so, what is the way that Jesus wants us to pray? The Lord’s Prayer? Most Bibles have the phrase “The Lord’s Prayer” where Jesus taught His disciples how to pray. This was there idea. The must have seen how frequent and intense Jesus’ prayers were and deep, intimate relationship He had with the Father. That came through prayer and the disciples wanted that! Incidentally, Jesus never utters a prayer for us... Read more
How far did Jesus carry His cross? What was the distance and how difficult must that have been for Him? The Offense of the Cross Paul writes, “if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God” (2nd Cor 4:3-4). This... Read more
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