Jesus’ Teaching and Miracles

Jesus healed many people as well as performed numerous miracles. We’re going to talk about a miracle or two but mostly we’re going to focus on healing. Scripture tells us that signs and miracles accompany those who believe.  Look at what he said right before his ascension into heaven. These signs will accompany those who […]

Jesus taught about the end of times. And as I write this the world is in the middle of the corona virus pandemic. As usual there are some that are saying that this is the beginning of the end. Matthew chapter 24 is the most prominent place in the Gospel where Jesus talks about the

Jesus lived by revelation, the revelation in God’s word.  He also walked by the spirit and knew things that he only could have gotten by supernatural means.  For example, he knew that the comforter would come shortly after his ascension. In The Not Enough Information Rule – Sticking to What is Revealed we looked at revelation

Some people say that the reasons that Jesus performed all the miracles he did certainly included compassion but also to establish that he was awaited Messiah.i  But Jesus himself stated another reason for his many wonderful works; he was teaching by example that we might follow his powerful walk in the spirit: “Truly, truly, I

Most people understand the idea of a Kingdom or monarchy. It is a land or a realm where a king or queen rules. Examples in the bible include Kings Saul, David, Solomon, and the succession of Kings in Israel and Judah. Examples of monarchs today are Queen Elizabeth of the British Empire and Sheikh Hamad

Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take

One of the first stories in the gospels is the record of Jesus being tempted by the Devil.  His famous response sets the example of how we are to live. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth

“Beatitudes” comes from the Latin word for “blessings”.  “The beatitudes” refers to eight blessings that the Gospel of Matthew says that Jesus proclaimed in the Sermon on the Mount. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all? (Mark 12:28) Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with

We find in the gospels numerous places where Jesus instructed on prayer.  Jesus taught us both how to pray, and how not to pray. And some of his instruction on prayer appears contrary to human nature.  For example, in these next verses, we see Jesus telling us to pray for our enemies, and those that

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.[Matthew 21:22]   Introduction The Limits of Believing What Did Jesus Teach? More Examples of Jesus’ Teaching of Miraculous Believing Jesus Rebuked Those That Didn’t Believe Jesus Marveled at and Praised Those That Believed Miraculously The Challenge of Believing Miraculously Conclusion Introduction Believing

One of the things that set Jesus apart from the beginning of his Ministry was the authority with which he taught: They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. (Mar 1:22 WEB) This verse sets up a simple comparison between the teaching of Jesus and

In the last couple of posts, we have been talking about Luke chapter 4. Jesus States His Mission and Jesus – “No prophet is acceptable in his own country” are valuable teachings that we have already seen in this chapter.  But there is another teaching, this one by example, that is illustrated here. Look at

In Luke chapter four Jesus stands up to read in the synagogue and reads from the scroll of Isaiah: He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed

Perhaps one of the first teachings that Jesus gave was by example: And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness during forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered.

The more you look at systematic theology the more complicated it gets.  There are hermeneutics, Christologies, eschatologies, and numerous other studies in it that get very involved, to the point it becomes very difficult to weigh all the various nuances. In contrast to all those intricate topics, in Jesus, as seen in the gospels, we