Was Jesus Rich or Poor? Was Jesus rich or poor? Did Jesus live as a wealthy man during His time here on earth according to the New Testament Several reasons are offered to prove that Jesus was rich and several reasons are presented to prove that Jesus was poor.…Let’s look at some of the reasons people […]
“Was Jesus rich/wealthy?”……Did Jesus live as a wealthy man during His time here on earth according to the New Testament, He did not. Rather, He was g His time on earth? Accord born in a manger (Matthew 1; Luke 2), lived as an immigrant in a foreign country Matthew 2:13-15…13 After the wise men were gone, […]
Christianity: what’s different? Was Jesus’ appearance…closer to this … or to this …? Which of the images on the right is closest to how Jesus might have looked? The first is influenced by the art of the Middle Ages and shows Jesus with European, rather than Jewish, looks. In reality, Jesus must have had Semitic […]
“What year was Jesus Christ born?”……Answer: The Bible does not provide the exact day or even the exact year in which Jesus was born in Bethlehem. But a close examination of the chronological details of history narrows the possibilities to a reasonable window of time.……The biblical details of Jesus’ birth are found in the Gospels. […]
“What is the meaning of the parables of fasting at the wedding feast, the old cloth, and the wineskins?”……These parables, found in Mark 2:18-22, begin with a statement that the Pharisees and the disciples of John the Baptist were fasting. The twice-weekly fast was a tradition adopted by the legalistic Pharisees at the time, even […]
“What is the meaning of the Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price?”……Answer: Jesus had just finished explaining to the disciples the meaning of the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, and these two short parables are a continuance of His discussion of the “kingdom of heaven.” He expressed truths […]
“What is the meaning of the Parable of the Fig Tree?”……Answer: Jesus told the Parable of the Fig Tree—Luke 13:6-9—immediately after reminding His listeners of a tower over the pool of Siloam (John 9:7) which unexpectedly fell and killed eighteen people. The moral of that story is found in Luke 13:3: “Unless you repent, […]