The Sermon on the Mount, or Beatitudes, was taught on the mountain. Like Moses, Jesus went up the mountain. Moses went up Mount Sinai three times (Exodus 19:3; 24:18; 34:42). He ascended the mountain to meet with God. Jesus went up the mountain to teach the people the Beatitudes. He is […]
Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit
The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did […]
Three Beginnings In the beginning was the Word. There are three books in the Bible that begin with the beginning: Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Mark 1:1 – The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ. John 1:1 – In the beginning […]
The angel Gabriel who had visited Zechariah, brought Mary the good news that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ. Contrary to Zechariah who did not believe Gabriel, Mary mother of Jesus, believed. She did not how it would happen, because she was a virgin, but she believed. Mary was living in […]
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” And the […]
There are seven people that we read of in the Bible who God named before birth. Are they all Jews? No. Are they all Christians? No. Did God have a plan for their lives? Yes. Isaac and Ishmael The first two babies we read about in the book of Genesis. […]
Luke wrote two books in the Bible. He wasn’t an apostle… Who was Luke? Early Christian writings accepted Luke as the author of 2 books, Luke and Acts. He was the only Gentile author of a New Testament book. According to Colossians 4:10-14, Luke was not ‘of the circumcision’, meaning he was […]
Was Jesus human and God? The first 4 words in the Old Testament are, “In the beginning God…” The Gospel of John begins with, ‘In the beginning was the Word…” Jesus the Center of the Universe “You are the center of my universe,” declared a loved one. Jesus is […]