Questions And Answers

This is one experience that seems out of character for Jesus and has thus gained a lot of attention. Why would Jesus respond out of anger?

Everybody in life goes through painful experiences, but that’s why we can all rely on the healing power of the Savior.

As we understand the origin and purpose of the names “Jesus” and “Christ”, we can understand the significance of His life to a greater degree.

Jesus’ titles are often symbolic and help us both gain a greater appreciation of and learn who He really is.

Jesus overcame death and sin. This is why Jesus is called the light of the world: His light is the only source of the joy God has promised can be ours.

These qualities all associate Jesus as the Son of God. Why, then, does Jesus often refer to Himself as the Son of Man?

The greatest example of the Savior’s feelings about charity, of course, is found in the final days of His life, when He took upon himself our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane.

I know He is there to support me and you. “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13 NKJV). It is true.

After the celebratory meal there was only the quiet and content sound of the apostles talking with each other in the soft candle light.

In the first verse of the first gospel as it appears in our New Testament, Matthew calls Jesus Christ “the son of David” as if it were a sort of preface to the genealogy he is about to write, and perhaps, a preface to Matthew’s entire testimony of the Savior.

As children of God (Romans 8:16), we are naturally curious about what awaits for us when we arrive in God’s kingdom. While little is known definitively about heaven, we can piece together Jesus’ teachings to get an idea of the kind of happiness and peace we will experience there.

Despite sensational claims, the scrolls do not contain any references to Jesus Christ or his disciples.

Most readers of the New Testament would be surprised to learn how little is actually known about when the books of the New Testament were written.

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Pontius Pilate, the Roman official under whose authority Jesus Christ was tried and sentenced, was the fifth governor of Judea, holding his position during the period of A.D. 26-36.

Knowledge of two great truths is essential to understanding the Atonement of Jesus Christ. A person must realize that there was a fall of Adam and thus all mankind, and that Jesus Christ was literally the son of God the Father spiritually and physically.

In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus Christ is identified as a tekt?n, often translated as “carpenter” in many New Testament versions (Mark 6:3). In Matthew, Joseph is also identified as the same (Matthew 13:55).

Yes! Jesus Christ had a high respect for women, often including them as positive role models of faith and dedication in his teaching and parables

The Christmas season is one of the most magical times of the year, especially in predominantly Christian countries.

Those who knew Jesus Christ also knew Joseph or knew of him. This tradition is strengthened by the fact that Luke records an event from the life of Joseph when Jesus was twelve years

Many religions today are struggling to keep their children in their faith. Young people are becoming increasingly secular.

The Gospels provides a detailed portrait of Jesus Christ’s last twenty-four hours, including his execution

God doesn’t require us in order to do His work, but He knows it is what is best for us. We need to always be alert to promptings from God that tell us when someone needs assistance from us.

Crucifixion was an ancient method of execution the Romans adopted almost exclusively to deter criminal acts by non-roman citizens in the empire.

When the heavens were opened to the shepherds, they first saw an angel of the Lord–we would suppose Gabriel–saying: “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy.”

All such would hear her testimony of His birth–the birth of the Savior of the World, the birth of Jesus Christ.

Early Christian interest in the birth, infancy, and childhood of Jesus Christ was surprisingly only a peripheral concern for the writers of the New Testament.

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Scholars have long considered the Gospel of John to be one of the latest written texts in the New Testament.

Death has come to be the universal heritage; it may claim its victim in infancy or youth, in the period of life’s prime, or its summons may be deferred until the snows of age

Jews typically had only a single name, which has caused difficulties in distinguishing between individuals with the same name in the New Testament.

The most popular calendar in use throughout the world today is known as the Gregorian or Western calendar established in 1582.

Jesus of Nazareth, a phrase occurring seventeen times in the New Testament, has identified a small, unwalled town in southern Galilee with Jesus for all time.

Bethlehem (Hebrew for “house [or place] of bread”) was the birthplace of King David (1 Samuel 16:1-4).

Nicodemus was a Pharisee who, as “a ruler of Jews,” seems to have been a member of the Sanhedrin.

The Gospel narratives often highlighted the people’s reactions to Jesus Christ’s words,

The birth of Jesus Christ was anticipated by those who were holy saints, seeking to live by the promises of the Old Testament given by Jehovah, the Savior of the World.  Simeon was one who received a revelation regarding the birth of Jesus Christ and who lived to see Him in the flesh.

Although the synoptic Gospels contain an abundance of common material and frequently “have the same view,” the Gospel of John contains a great deal of unique information

The Jewish scriptures (the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament) were not finalized in its current form until the end of the New Testament period, about A.D. 90.

The New Testament contains the earliest sources for information about Jesus Christ– Jesus of Nazareth. Some of the material, such as Paul’s letters, was written as early as AD 48 or 49 and shortly thereafter (Galatians, 1-2 Thessalonians, and 1-2 Corinthians).

Jesus Christ accepted the role of our advocate to the Father. An advocate is someone who pleads for another person.

Easter is coming in just a few days. Easter means much more to me than spring flowers and chocolate bunnies. I am a Christian, with a deep and abiding love for Jesus Christ

As Jesus and his disciples left Jericho one day, they came near a blind man named Bartimæus, who was begging on the side of the road. There were many people, but when Bartimaeus learned that Jesus was among them, he became excited and called out to him.

There are many references in the New Testament about being “baptized with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 1:5), or the baptism of fire (Matt. 3:11). What does this mean, and why do we need this “second” baptism?

Jesus’ invitation to “come, follow me,” applies to each of us. This invitation was first extended to the apostles Peter, Andrew, James and John. Jesus literally wanted the apostles to follow Him city to city, village to village. How can we follow Jesus today?

The earliest explicit references to these events are found in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, written about A.D. 57.

In the fast pace of today’s world, many find themselves without peace and hope.

Just before Jesus’ death, He promised His apostles God would send a Comforter to them after His death. Who is this Comforter? Jesus was referring to the Holy Spirit.

The Bible is filled with references to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, many before He had even been born. Jesus Himself taught many parables about His coming and the need to be prepared, like the parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25). 

Jesus Christ is our Savior. He paid for our sins by dying on the cross for all of us.

Jesus’ parentage has fascinated Christian scholars for two thousand years. Though mortal, Jesus was called the Son of God. We can understand this divine paradox through the recorded histories in the Bible.

Jesus Christ did not use the word grace Himself in His earthly ministry. Only two verses reference this word in the Four Gospels, and neither of the usages were by Jesus.

The roles of Jesus Christ demonstrate that God’s mission and purpose is to save each of His children.                

It is difficult to comprehend the physical and emotional suffering that Jesus must have experienced when He suffered for us in the Garden of Gethsemane.

The exact time when the Gospels were written is not known. The modern student of the New Testament is presented with a wide variety of possibilities for dating the various books of the New Testament.

Matthew and Mark, the only Gospels that record this incident in detail, note that Jesus Christ felt forsaken by God without explaining why (see Matthew 26: 46; Mark 15:34).

The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus Christ’s most famous discourse. Many Christians and non-Christians have been deeply impressed and motivated by its teachings.

Even the most casual reader of the Bible senses vast differences in the types of materials included in the Old and New Testaments.

The Gospels provide some possible hints why Jesus left the village of his youth as he began his ministry.

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Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He was chosen before the world began to be the Savior of the world.

Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.