The teachings in Scripture reveal that those who received great blessings from God also demonstrated great mercy towards others. Abraham, for instance, selflessly aided his nephew Lot, despite the previous conflict between them. Joseph showed compassion towards his brothers…
Paul may have understood grace better than anyone else who ever lived. Christians were killed because God called him to be an evangelist. He wrote a lot of the New Testament. He made clear to the church many of the core beliefs of our faith, but he also left room for people…
The love for the world traces back to the Garden of Eden and persists even today. In Genesis 3:6, it is written, “When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its…
Dr. Gary R. Habermas highlights three significant events that most scholars universally acknowledge. Our Savior laid down His life on the cross. (2) His followers had faith that He triumphed over death, and (3) even those who opposed Him acknowledged His resurrection. One of…
To grasp the significance of Jesus’ words, it is essential to consider how they resonated in the original language and within the cultural context of that era. The translation holds true, yet the words and names carry profound significance. In a moment of profound inquiry…
A man who had been blind since birth was begging for money when Jesus and His disciples saw him. They were possibly just outside the temple. The students asked him whose sin, his or his parents’, made him blind. Jews thought that a baby could sin while still in the womb…
After Jesus began His ministry with His baptism by John, the Spirit of God guided Him into the wilderness to face temptation from the devil. It’s important to remember the cautionary note often seen in car commercials: “Professional driver – closed course. Do not…
When Jesus moved to Capernaum, he settled in the house of Peter. Approximately one block away from where we were, the synagogue was located. There is still evidence of the foundation of that particular synagogue in existence today. During the time that Jesus was teaching…
Luke 1:1-2
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us . . .
At the beginning of his Gospel…