“What did Jesus mean when He said the eye is the lamp of the body (Matthew 6:22)?”……Answer: Jesus said, “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light” (Matthew 6:22). Here our Lord describes the eye as a lamp which lights the entire […]

“What was Jesus writing in the dirt when the Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery?”……The story of the woman caught in adultery is found in John 8:1-11. Briefly, the story involves the scribes and Pharisees who, in their continuing efforts to trick Jesus into saying something they could hold against Him, brought […]

What did Jesus mean when he said, “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass until all these things be done”? That’s one of the toughest statements of Jesus in all of the New Testament. Some seminary students may recall that the famous New Testament scholar, missionary, and musician Albert Schweitzer wrote his […]

“What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to turn the other cheek?”……Answer: The entire section of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in which this verse is found can be understood as one where Jesus actually serves to elevate the importance of following Israel‘s moral law beyond the letter to the spirit of the law. […]

“Why did Jesus speak so strongly against lukewarm faith?”……Answer: In Revelation 3:14-21, the Lord is describing the “lukewarm” heart attitude of those in the Laodicean church, an attitude manifested by their deeds. They were neither cold nor hot in relation to God, just lukewarm. Beverages are better either cold or hot. Similarly, the Lord would […]

Why did Jesus say some people wouldn’t die before he came back?   Now, That’s a Good Question!   This question had a dramatic influence on Albert Schweitzer when he was studying New Testament theology. Jesus said, “This generation will not pass away until all of these things come to pass . . . You will not go […]

“What did Jesus mean when He spoke of living water?”……Answer: Jesus uses the phrase “living water” in two instances in the Bible. The first instance is found in John chapter 4. Jesus was tired and sat at a well while His disciples went into town to buy food. A Samaritan woman came to draw water […]