What is the difference between Jesus’ teaching and the teaching of the Old Testament or the Apostles? If you spend several years diligently studying the Tanakh, you will systematize what is written, commit it to memory, and be able to apply it in life. Most ancient rules deal primarily with…
Close followers and disciples of Jesus belonged to the “club of the thirsty.” Jesus admitted to his inner circle those who demonstrated a thirst for truth—spiritual “buyers” seeking spiritual values. These people seek connection with the Absolute, feel an inner calling, and cannot conceive of existence without God. They are…
People do not like to talk about death — their own or the death of those close to them. The subject of death has always been shrouded in misunderstanding and fear. In Paul’s teaching, physical death is a punishment for humanity, tied to sin. In Jesus’ teaching, death is not…
The Sanhedrin issued an order for the arrest and execution of Jesus several months before the final Passover of his ministry. The apostles, under Jesus’ guidance, spent the remaining time keeping a low profile, not advertising their whereabouts. One day Jesus gathered his followers and told them plainly and openly:…
“And he said to them, ‘Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be damned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In my name they will cast…
The story of the Last Supper suddenly shifts — the scene pauses, and we find Jesus lifting His eyes to heaven in prayer. Most likely, by the time He uttered these words, Jesus and His disciples had already left the city and were standing under the open sky, bathed in…
In his letter to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul uses an argument that, at least theoretically, any Jew could dispute. Yes, Paul was a master of rhetoric — but in our world, everything can be challenged, and every line of reasoning has its cracks. Paul wrote: “O foolish Galatians! Who…
During the Last Supper, Jesus stood up, took a basin, a towel, and a pitcher of water, and began to wash the feet of His disciples. “Big bosses” never allow themselves to stoop that low. From a social standpoint, such behavior was unthinkable — a leader or religious teacher was…
What keeps so many people in church, in the Christian community? The answer is simple—and a little sad. For some, it’s family and social ties. “My whole family’s in church, so of course I’m there too. Wouldn’t want to be the odd one out.” Family is like a spiderweb: tug…
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Many Christians hold the following naive view of how the world works. They assume that God literally rules this world, controlling, permitting, or forbidding events to happen. Thus God is blamed, for example, for the explosion of any bomb or for the flight of a bullet: He supposedly allowed it, therefore it was His sovereign…
The statement “Jesus has redeemed all your sins, ‘your record is clean’” does have something in common with Jesus’ teaching. Jesus taught that forgiveness of sins is the consequence of repentance. That principle is universal. It works for any person, whether they consider themselves a believer or not. When someone repents sincerely, their past really…
In Christian circles people often talk about the need to “train” faith. The assumption is that if you believe more strongly and pray more persistently, God will inevitably change the situation. If that doesn’t happen, the conclusion is that your faith is weak or insufficient. This approach sounds spiritual, but it doesn’t fit well with…
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