Why should you believe that the man Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah? Why should you believe that Jesus died for you as your Messiah? There are many answers to this question. But one answer would be to look at how the man Jesus fulfilled prophecies about the Christ’s death. If Jesus fulfilled those […]
The manner in which the Son of God was born into the world is most surprising. The Bible tells us that Jesus was born in a place of animals and put in a feeding trough instead of a crib: ‘While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she […]
The reason we celebrate Christmas is because of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. But why did Jesus come into this world? There are many answers to that question. But to understand one of the answers, we must go back to the beginning of the Bible and learn about the problem Jesus […]
When Jesus was born, we learn that some people sought to find him. Firstly, Matthew tells us that some Magi followed a star to find the Messiah. We read: ‘After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the […]
This is a question which has divided humanity ever since his earthly ministry in Israel 2,000 years ago. Some people have denied that Jesus ever made such a claim and deny Jesus’ divinity; whilst others affirm a divine influence of Jesus but reject the claim that he was God: Muslims say that he was al-Masih […]
The resurrection of Jesus Christ was not an accident. Jesus repeatedly told his disciples that he was going to rise from the dead before it happened. Mark, one of the gospel writers, records that Jesus taught about his resurrection on three different occasions: ‘He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must […]
Many people accept that the man Jesus died by crucifixion. But not everyone does. Some believe that Jesus never existed. So it makes sense that they also believe that Jesus didn’t die. How can someone die if they didn’t exist? Others believed Jesus lived, but didn’t die by crucifixion. One of the most famous teachers […]
In recent years we’ve seen the birth of more successors to the English throne. Prince George was born in 2013 and princess Charlotte in 2015. As they are third and fourth in the line of succession to the British throne, I’m sure the very best physical care that England had to offer was provided for […]
As we approach Christmas, we hear many familiar passages from Matthew’s gospel about the birth of our Lord. These passages warm our hearts with affection for our God who came and lived amongst us so that we could enjoy peace with him. However, not all the words of Matthew about this miraculous birth convey […]
Is it so important that Jesus became a human? This is a question that has been asked within Christendom for centuries as many have struggled with the concept of Jesus being both fully God and fully man. For some, trying to understand this union was too difficult, and it was far easier to simply dismiss […]