Christians believe in the Trinity: we believe that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one God. The problem is that the term Trinity is not found in the Bible, and we usually have a difficult time proving that there is a Trinity in the Bible. Groups who are not trinitarian (such as … Continue reading Is Jesus Christ God?
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The Temptation of Jesus
James Tissot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #12, Based on Luke 4:1-14 Prior to this passage in the Gospel of Luke, God anointed Jesus with the Spirit of God: therefore, at the beginning of this passage, Jesus is already filled with the Spirit. Also, prior to this passage, Luke informed us that Jesus … Continue reading The Temptation of Jesus
The Baptism of Jesus
I, Davezelenka, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #11, Based on Luke 3:21-22 In my previous posts, I discussed Luke 3:1-20 and Luke 3:23-38, but I did not discuss Luke 3:21-22. I did this on purpose, because I see a connection between Luke 3:21-22 and chapter 4. The baptism of our Lord … Continue reading The Baptism of Jesus
Words of Encouragement, Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? (Matthew 6:26, ESV)
The Genealogy of Jesus
Why seek ye the living among the dead? St Luke, Chapter XIV, verse 5 (1896). John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Bible Study #11, Based on Luke 3:23-38 According to Luke, the Lord was about thirty years of age when he began his ministry. Luke then traces the Lord's genealogy through Heli … Continue reading The Genealogy of Jesus
Words of Encourgment, John 14:27
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you—not as the world gives, I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid." (John 14:27, LEB)
John The Baptist Prepares The Way (Part 3)
Bible Study #10, Based on Luke 3:15-20 People were wondering whether John the Baptist was the Christ (the Messiah, or Anointed One). There at least a couple of reasons why they would have wondered whether John was the Christ: They could have discerned from Daniel's prophecies that they were living in the times when the … Continue reading John The Baptist Prepares The Way (Part 3)
John The Baptist Prepares The Way (Part 2)
Bible Study #9, Based on Luke 3:7-14 People came to be baptized by John, yet John called them brood of vipers, said they were fleeing from the wrath to come, exhorted them to produce fruit that demonstrated repentance, and warned them not to think they would be saved simply because they were descendants of Abraham. … Continue reading John The Baptist Prepares The Way (Part 2)
John The Baptist Prepares The Way (Part 1) – Bible Study #9
Based on Luke 3:1-6 Luke dates the events in this chapter in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. If we follow the list of Roman emperors in Britannica.com, this would be the year 29 AD (maybe 29 to 30 AD). [Reading about Tiberius Caesar here in Luke was exciting to me because, … Continue reading John The Baptist Prepares The Way (Part 1) – Bible Study #9
The Boy Jesus Stays Behind – Bible Study #8
How is the account in Luke 2:41-52 relevant to our understanding of Jesus? Up to this point in the gospel, Luke has introduced us to the glorious news of the miraculous birth of the promised Messiah. Now, he tells us one account about the twelve-years-old-boy Jesus. What is the point of this account? The religious … Continue reading The Boy Jesus Stays Behind – Bible Study #8
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