Recently I was reading John Polkinghorne’s book, “Quantum Physics and Theology”, in which he made the point that the resurrection of Jesus was the most significant event in human history . That event continues to impact the world to this day. Along with that event another subsequent event ignited that transformation that the world wasContinue reading “Doubt Transformed to Boldness”
Category Archives: Bible
The Gospel Explained By Paul In Romans
In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he explains what the good news, or gospel really is. He does so by correcting an assumption that the religious Jews had made about Abraham. The religious Jews of Paul’s day attached a special value to Abraham’s believing God as recorded in Genesis 15. Due to Abraham’s belief inContinue reading “The Gospel Explained By Paul In Romans”
The Brotherhood of Christianity
Mary Magdalene’s encounter with Jesus, on the morning of his resurrection, displays the emotion that Mary felt in those moments. She was crying, distraught over the disappearance of Jesus’ body. However, when Jesus called her name, she knew it was him and clung to him, so much so that Jesus asked her to stop, becauseContinue reading “The Brotherhood of Christianity”
There Is Always More To Learn
Luke as did the other gospel writers recorded the episode where four men brought a paralytic to Jesus, but could not enter into the house because of the crowd around him. Not to be deterred, they went upon the roof and lowered the paralytic before Jesus. Seeing the men’s faith, Jesus declared to the paralyticContinue reading “There Is Always More To Learn”
How do you view God?
How we view God will impact our life and how we live our our life. I found it interesting to look at Mary’s, the mother of Jesus, perspective on who God was to her. She made a famous proclamation after hearing the news that she would give birth to the Son of God. In herContinue reading “How do you view God?”
How Shall We Live?
John makes an interesting statement in 1 John 2:15-17. He says that we are not to love the world, because if you do God’s love is not in you. Everything related to the world that we see is passing away, but the one who does God’s will lives forever. John’s statement seems pretty straight forward,Continue reading “How Shall We Live?”
Who Do You Say Jesus Is?
We live life dealing with many questions that require our answer, however the most important question is one that some may never consider, or conclude that it is irrelevant. It is a question that Jesus posed to his disciples. “Who do you say that I am?” Our response to that question will not only impactContinue reading “Who Do You Say Jesus Is?”
The Irony of Mockery
As Jesus hung upon the cross so many declared elements of the truth in the form of mocking Jesus. How often does that take place? They talked about Jesus destroying the temple and in three days he would rebuild it. They missed the point, not the literal temple, but his body and life would beContinue reading “The Irony of Mockery”
The Secret to Happiness
Even for some of us who follow Jesus, life can be an enigma. We assume when we decide to follow Jesus that we will always be happy and life will go smoothly. It can be a rude awakening when we find that is not the case. I believe that two passages from Scripture can assistContinue reading “The Secret to Happiness”
Greatness
The brothers James and John desired greatness, when they asked for the positions of prominence on the right and left of Jesus in his Kingdom. Jesus revealed that even though they would suffer for their following Jesus, these positions were not for Jesus to give, but were reserved for those who’ve been prepared for them.Continue reading “Greatness”
David Freitag 