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The term disciple is a very familiar term to all who have read the Bible, to all who have grown up in church. Just about everyone is understands the general meaning of the word. When used in the Bible, the term applies to one who is a follower of Jesus. The actual Greek word translated disciple means a learner. Therefore, we can understand that the word means one who learns of and follows Jesus and...read more
The Sanhedrin, who was drilling Peter and John about their activities and relationship with Jesus, in an effort to stop the name of Jesus from being spread any further, gave them a tremendous compliment. Obviously their intentions were not to compliment them but to chastise them and to put a halt to their preaching.The Sanhedrin was a type of high court filled with the top religious leaders of the day. They were a kind of...read more
This verse quoted here is the fulfillment of the prophecy that Isaiah made, and is being attributed to Jesus. When Jesus stood and quoted this prophecy, all in the hearing understood where it was from. Then Jesus said that this verse is referring to me. In each case, it continues to say what the Spirit has anointed Jesus to do.He said that He was anointed to, among other things; preach the gospel, to heal the...read more
Jesus didn’t spend His time dining with kings or going to parties with the elite of His day. You wouldn’t have found His name on the social registry of the rich and famous. Yet, His impact on the world was more than any king or rich and famous person. He went about doing good and meeting the needs of people each and every day of His ministry. His life was lived for the benefit of...read more
We all know that the Bible says that without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sin. We also know and agree that Jesus did shed His blood on the cross and that our sin debt has been paid. That is settled and done with, but many do no know, or do not take full advantage of the other benefits that we have as a result of Jesus’ shed blood.The Bible also teaches...read more
Names are something that we are all familiar with. I guess it is because we all have at least one. New parents to be, often spend hours looking through books of names to try to find that perfect one for the soon to arrive. Is it really important and does it really matter about a persons name, does a name mean anything? Well if you read the Bible you will see that what a person...read more
This verse is dealing with the situation that arrived when Jesus healed a blind man. Now you know that the religious leaders of the day were dead set against Jesus and hated to see Him perform these miracles. They were causing Him to gain popularity with the common folk, the ones who had needs and the ones that He healed. To try to stop this spread, the leaders of the synagogue were trying to discredit...read more
Eternal life is free to you. It cost Jesus His life, but He freely gives it to you. Even though your salvation can’t be bought or earned, it does not come without a price for you to pay.Sometimes I think we do new converts or potential converts a disservice by telling them things such as, “Just give your life to Jesus and all your problems will be gone.” Another thing that we often tell them...read more
There is a lot to be said about a person’s name. People who own their own businesses spend lots of time, energy and even money to make their name known and well thought of. To them, a good name means more business and therefore more money.Most people are proud of their name and like to hear it said by others. They like to have a good name and don’t want anyone else slandering it. We...read more
We as Christians sometimes make the Christian life much harder than it is. We have this idea that we are responsible to try to act like Jesus and after much trying and failing, we usually just give up in condemnation and defeat and say that it is not possible to really live the Christian life like the Bible teaches that we are to live it.Maybe you have felt that same sense of defeat and guilt....read more