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Was Jesus’ time in the desert literal?

First, proper interpretation of scripture depends on following certain rules (called hermeneutics) which guide a student into a proper view of the text. One of the rules of proper interpretation is the Golden Rule, which states that when the plain...
26 June 2018
What power did Jesus have on earth in human form?

The Bible testifies that Jesus as God voluntarily emptied Himself to assume the form of man: Phil. 2:6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, Phil. 2:7 but emptied Himself, taking the ...
24 June 2018
When are you considered saved?

The Bible teaches clearly that the way to salvation is to believe in and confess Jesus as Lord: Rom. 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; Rom. 10:1...
16 January 2018
Wasn’t Adam cursed?

Mankind's eternal identity is not found in our flesh but in our spirit, as Paul explains in Romans 7: Rom. 7:18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. R...
8 January 2018
Explain the timeline of Jesus birth and movements following birth?

The account of Jesus’ movements following His birth is far more complicated than many suppose. Looking at Matthew’s account we find: Matt. 2:1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arri...
8 January 2018
When did Jesus receive the Holy Spirit?

The Gospels teach that Jesus received the Holy Spirit at the moment of John’s baptism. Prior to that moment, Jesus did not have the anointing of the Spirit of God. As John the Baptist explains: John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him an...
1 January 2018
In John what does it mean when Jesus reveals His glory?

The question comes from the following passage in the Gospel of John: John 17:1 Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, John 17:2 even as Yo...
1 January 2018
Did Jesus possess both priest and king blood?

There is no such thing as “priest blood” under Jewish Levitical law. A man either qualifies as a priest or he doesn't, and that determination is based solely on the identity of the father’s identity. In Jewish reckoning according to their Law, a m...
28 December 2017
Who is the "We" in John 9:4?

In John 9 we read: John 9:3 Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. John 9:4 “We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is c...
26 December 2017
Why was Jesus named Jesus, and not Emmanuel?

The Messiah goes by many other names in scripture, including Immanuel. The name given to the Christ child came directly from the Father Himself, as revealed by the angel: Luke 1:30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have fou...
18 December 2017