The disciples’ proclamation, Jesus is alive, shocked their listeners in Jerusalem. They backed that statement up with the fact that Jesus’ tomb was empty even though guards sent by the Jewish authorities secured it. Obviously, the empty tomb caused innumerable difficulties for those authorities, so much so that they spread the story that the disciplesContinue reading “The Message of the Gospel”
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Jesus, Son of God
The number of books written about Jesus presenting him as a legend, an unknown historical figure or the divine Son of God, reveals that he is one of, if not the most fascinating individual in human history. However, you don’t need to go beyond the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to comeContinue reading “Jesus, Son of God”
Science and Theology
From my recent reading on Quantum Physics, I am learning about the unique properties of light and its impact upon time and our existence. Not surprisingly, light is also significant within Scripture. In the first words of Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament, we read God saying: “’Let there be light’ and thereContinue reading “Science and Theology”
Who Do You Say That I Am?
The day after our youngest son’s wedding, we invited family over for a brunch at our house. In preparation for the brunch my wife, Donelle asked me to go to the grocery store and pick up a few items we needed. Going to the grocery store is not high on my list of preferred activitiesContinue reading “Who Do You Say That I Am?”
The Fullness of Time
I grew up in the 1960’s, a decade that has had a great impact upon our culture. During the early years of my life a battle was taking place in the southern States as African Americans along with others worked to overcome Jim Crow laws that established segregation, leading to the Civil Rights Laws ofContinue reading “The Fullness of Time”
The Gates of Hades: Jesus’ Meaning
In Matthew 16 Jesus took his disciples to the district of Caesarea Philippi, there he posed two questions to his disciples. First, he asked, who the people said he was, to which they replied, John the Baptist, or one of the prophets, such as Elijah or Jeremiah. Then Jesus asked them the more important question;Continue reading “The Gates of Hades: Jesus’ Meaning”
Misguided Assumptions about Man and God
Our assumptions on a topic naturally lead to our conclusions about that same topic. This is what Paul was getting at when he summed up his thoughts regarding God’s forgiveness of man’s unrighteousness and ungodliness. The Jews of Paul’s day, as do most everyone today, believed that the way to be acceptable before God wasContinue reading “Misguided Assumptions about Man and God”
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”
Seeing God’s Image and Reading His Inscription
No one enjoys paying taxes, even in Jesus’ day. Jesus’ enemies hoped to put Jesus in an awkward situation regarding taxes, but Jesus used it to give us revelation about who man is and how God expects him to live. The trick question regarded paying taxes to Caesar (Luke 20:22). The trick involved putting JesusContinue reading “Seeing God’s Image and Reading His Inscription”
Love Your Enemies
In Luke’s account of the Sermon on the Mount, he recorded Jesus’ teaching to his disciples regarding how we are to act toward those who oppose us. Jesus said some surprising things that often go counter to how we understand self-preservation. Surprisingly, Jesus tells us to love and act kindly toward those whom we considerContinue reading “Love Your Enemies”
David Freitag 