It is good to have more than one person ready to verify facts, especially when they are well-informed and honest. In the case of the remarkable life of Jesus, we have four accounts written by people close to the source, which we traditionally call the Gospels, because they record the gospel, or good news, about Jesus. After considering their authorship, we look at their overall structure and the curious methods that Jesus used to reveal himself little by little to his followers and to others. These culminated in the crowning acts of his work: his death and resurrection.
After three chapters describing God’s work in the church, Ephesians has three chapters that describe how we live up to our high calling as...
Except for John the Baptist, everyone in John 1:35-51 began the day not believing in Jesus. By the end of two days, all were...
In James 1:9-18, the author continues to urge us to have a biblical perspective on the difficult and the good things in life, including...