One evening, in the last year of Jesus’ ministry, He and the apostles left Jerusalem. As they were climbing the mountain, one of the disciples expressed admiration for the majestic temple complex, illuminated by numerous lights. Jesus, turning around, predicted the sad fate of the temple and the city: “not…
What are the basic principles, the fundamentals of Jesus’s personality? Although we certainly cannot copy His qualities or His unique life path that ended with the cross, we can partially apply His sublime principles of life to our own lives. The concept of gradual spiritual growth cuts off the very…
What is the “green” Gospel? This is a teaching close to the words of Jesus himself about the Kingdom of God within man, which is like a green plant. Jesus told a large number of parables on this topic. If this spiritual plant grows in the mind and heart of…
In the history of the Church, we see how Jesus’ teachings on love, spiritual growth, and nonviolence were buried under complex doctrines of the Trinity, atonement, predestination, clerical hierarchy, and rituals ranging from infant baptism to indulgences and crusades. How could Jesus preach “love your enemies” when later Christians killed…
If I love, for example, a state or religious order, then my conversation with its ministers will be reduced to praise and dithyrambs, expression of bright feelings and loyal mood. What could thirteen-year-old Jesus talk about with the scribes and priests in Jerusalem? The conversation was certainly diplomatic, but its…
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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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