Those of us who teach the gospels generally divide the traditions about Jesus into three groups: the infancy narratives (or stories), the ministry narratives, and the passion narratives. The last group of traditions takes its name from the suffering and death of Jesus, but actually includes stories from the triumphal entry into Jerusalem through the [...]

What comfort there is in knowing that Jesus is the “author and finisher of our faith”!  If we break Hebrews 12:2 down, we see that “author” according to Strong’s concordance is “the originator, founder; leader, ruler, or captain”.  One could launch deep into the waters of the Oneness of God with respect to Jesus being [...]

You will always see light when it shines in darkness, but you’ll never find darkness in the light. “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.” (Genesis 1:3-4)  There has distinctively been a line drawn [...]

   I have never heard a seed complain.  Yeah, I am pretty sure of it.  I have never heard a seed of an apple tree complain about not being an orange tree seed.  And I can’t ever say that I have heard an orange tree seed complain about not being an apple tree seed.  They [...]

   Baptism comes from the Greek word baptizo which means to immerse, performing ablutions, i.e., cleansing with water.  In John v3 Jesus and his disciples were going through the land telling people about baptism.  John clearly knew the importance of baptism than the other disciples. He knew that a person should be immersed in water [...]