Life of Jesus Christ
Biblical answers to frequently asked questions about the life of Jesus Christ.
Youth and Baptism
Jesus's Childhood: The Missing Years?110The gospel accounts tell us little about Jesus's youth. But we can learn much from the culture and history of Israel and the animosity toward Galilee.text- Why Did Jesus Need to Be Baptized?26Although the Bible says that Jesus lived a sinless life, He asked John to baptize Him. What was the purpose?text
Why Did the Holy Spirit Descend in the Form of a Dove?19The way the Spirit comes gives a direction for how its power is to be used.text more...
Disciples
Was He Really a "Doubting Thomas"?34Thomas, one of Jesus’ disciples, had the nickname Doubting Thomas, but I think that is a bit unfair.text
Peter: The Rock-Man?14What did Jesus mean when He said that Peter was a rock upon which the church would be built?text- Was Nicodemus a Follower of Christ?13What are we to make of the man, Nicodemus, who visited Jesus in the middle of the night and whose conversation sparked John 3:16? What motive did he have in coming?text more...
Miracles
What Miracles Did Jesus Perform?25All the books in the world couldn't contain all of what Jesus did (John 21:25), but we do have record of many of Jesus's miracles.text- What's the Point of Walking on Water?15Jesus doesn't talk about the miracle of walking on the water. The disciples don't talk about it. So who is it for?text
Why Didn't Jesus Raise Lazarus Immediately?14When you read the story of the death of Lazarus (John 11:1-45), you have to ask the question, “Why did Jesus delay in coming to see Lazarus?”text more...
Parables
- Why Did Jesus Teach in Parables?31Compared to His earlier teaching, Jesus's use of parables seems strange. Did He purposefully hide His teaching from His listeners?text
- What Exactly Is a Tare?25Jesus told a story known as the parable of the wheat and tares. However, few people know what a tare is now days.text
Treasure, Pearls, and the Kingdom of Heaven?11The parable of the "treasure hidden in the field" and the "merchant man seeking goodly pearls" appear intended to convey one and the same lesson.text more...
Teaching and Messages
- Don't Judge?59Did Jesus teach that Christians are not to judge as some nonbelievers claim?text
- Who Are the Meek?31Meekness is not weakness. Sometimes we confuse the two.text
Don’t Heap up Empty Phrases in Prayer?22We must be so careful when we bow our heads to pray, or lift our voices to sing. God is not impressed when we utter mere words.text more...
Harmony of the Gospels
40. A Time Line of the Life of Christ2A time line of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ from His youth to His ministry to His passion, death, and resurrectiontext- 1. The Prologue6The prologue to Luke and John's gospelstext
- 39. Forty Days until the Ascension9Jesus appeared at least five times during the forty days after His resurrection and prior to His ascension.text more...
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