In any Christian denomination there are people who strongly believe in the power of God’s grace. For them, the source of a miracle and grace can be anywhere. In an icon, in a church, in relics, in the singing of a choir or the words of a preacher. They are…
During the time of Jesus and until the destruction of the Temple, religious commerce flourished around the Temple rituals and ceremonies. The trade in animals suitable for sacrifice was a lucrative business. Believers were allowed to bring their own animals to the Temple, but often their animals were rejected and…
Jesus, sitting on a donkey, the disciples and a huge crowd of people entered Jerusalem. Along with the people who greeted Jesus, there were the dumbfounded Pharisees and representatives of the Sanhedrin. They were so frightened by the people’s recognition of Jesus that they did not dare to arrest him…
The study of Jesus’ personal Gospel cannot be like a typical theological study with references to authoritative sources. Jesus’ teaching contains spiritual concepts beyond any science. On the other hand, one cannot approach Jesus’ teaching by frivolously interpreting His words “as the Spirit leads.” Jesus created an organization and quite…
In opposition to the idea of total Christocentrism, some argue that what is written in the Old Testament is very important and is the same Word of God as the teachings of Jesus. As a rule, it is believed that “the Father spoke in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit…
“The eye is the lamp of the whole body. If your eye is pure, then your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, then your whole body will be full of darkness. And if the light that is in you is darkness, how terrible…
Many of us think of Jesus’s perfection as something simple and static—he was good, kind, holy, sinless. He knew the Scriptures and followed the Father’s will. All good. But sometimes it seems like we don’t really understand what his divine perfection means. We view him through the lens of conventional…
“Which of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?” In real life, many people can neglect one sheep and not bother to look for it. Recent…
Jesus and Paul taught differently about spiritual gifts. At first glance, Paul surpassed Jesus in the complexity of the concept of spiritual gifts and their place in the structure of the church. Jesus’ parables (about the talents, for example) seem simple, even rustic, in comparison. However, if you look more…
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Imagine that before you stands a being that knows everything about you. It sees not only your deeds but also what kind of person you could become under different circumstances. It knows your whole life — past, present, and even what has not yet happened. It looks at you and notices things you do not…
There is a striking detail in John’s account of the crucifixion: Jesus’ legs are not broken. At first glance this looks like a random historical minor detail, but in John’s text it carries powerful symbolic meaning. John insists that Jesus is literally the Passover Lamb. At the end of the crucifixion narrative we are told…
Many contemporary evangelicals believe that a war in the Middle East must occur for Christ to return. That creates a serious moral dilemma when believers support real wars in the region and forget their Teacher’s command to overcome evil with good. It’s a very interesting and complex topic. American evangelicals link Middle Eastern wars to…
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