Day 5 Jesus the Savior…Yesterday, we learned that prophecies from Scripture, and even from Jesus' own mouth, foretold the death of Jesus. But people throughout history have misunderstood the mission of Christ. The Jews thought the Messiah would overcome the Roman government oppressing them and would immediately set up God's kingdom on earth. They didn't […]
Day 6 Jesus the Resurrected Lord…Before Jesus' death, He prophesied, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again" (Mark 8:31). ……Yesterday, we learned that Jesus fulfilled the first part of His prophecy by […]
Day 1 Jesus the Perfect Man…Jesus is different from any other man. Not once during His earthly life did He sin against God or man. Ever since Adam and Eve disobeyed God, every other human has been born a sinner. Although Jesus was fully human, He didn't inherit Adam's sin nature and guilt because Jesus […]
Day4 Jesus the Prophet…God ordained prophets to give His message and foretell future events. As we learned yesterday, Jesus' teaching came from God (John 8:28). Jesus also proved He was a prophet by predicting His own death. ……Jesus prophesied His own death…"Then he said to them, ÔÇÿBut who do you say that I am?' And […]
Day 7 Jesus the Exalted King…This week, our understanding of the Lord Jesus has deepened. First, we learned of His unique virgin birth and sinless life. Then, we marveled at His miracles that proved Jesus had the power of God. Next, we read the teachings of Jesus, the Word of God (John 1:1). ……The perfect […]
“Does the Bible record the death of the apostles? How did each of the apostles die?”……The only apostle whose death the Bible records is James (Acts 12:2). King Herod had James "put to death with the sword," likely a reference to beheading. The circumstances of the deaths of the other apostles are related through church […]
“What should we learn from the life of James, the brother of Jesus?”……James was a son of Mary and Joseph and therefore a half-brother to Jesus and brother to Joseph, Simon, Judas, and their sisters (Matthew 13:55). In the Gospels, James is mentioned a couple of times, but at that time he misunderstood Jesus' ministry […]