Category: Jesus Christ

This statement I find turns off a lot of people. It does not turn me off. It becomes the goal — a goal I will not reach any time soon. Nevertheless, it is the goal, and I keep trying. Matthew 5 : 48 KJV 48. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is […]

As I have lived my life, this statement has been more impactful on me than any other. It helps me to get through the challenges of life and forgive those who I contend with. I look forward to the day when I can live this principle to perfection. Today, all I can do is the […]

The teachings in these verses are perhaps the most difficult principles to put into practice. They are the law. And the more difficult the law to follow, the greater are the rewards for they who choose to live it. Matthew 5 : 38-42 KJV 38. Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye […]

Matthew 5 : 33-37 KJV 33. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths. 34. But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: 35. Nor by the […]

When it comes to teaching about divorce, one thing that is very clear, is that Jesus is not fond of people laying down their marriage covenant. Matthew 5 : 31-32 KJV 31. It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32. But I say unto […]

Matthew 5 : 27-30 KJV 27. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28. But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 29. And if thy right eye offend […]

This section of the Sermon on the Mount covers Jesus Christ’s teachings on anger and reconciliation. Matthew 5 : 21-25 KJV 21. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgement: 22. But I say unto you, […]

Matthew 5 : 17-20 KJV 17. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all […]

Matthew 5 : 13-16 KJV 13. Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be trodden under foot of men. 14. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an […]

For many years, I have loved the Beatitudes. I recall once teaching a youth sunday school class going over the beatitudes with deep passion as tears streamed down my face at times. I do not know if anyone in the class got what I was teaching. But they were and are precious to me. Yet […]

Can there be a greater example of the power of God than to raise to life a man who had been dead for four days? Fact is, God controls the elements, all of them. That is how he created the earth. A God that can create an earth, can control life and death. He can […]

The Book of Matthew and the Book of Mark both record that Jesus fed the masses on two separate occasions, once four thousand and once five thousand (plus the women and children). The Book of Luke and the Book of John only record the event of feeding five thousand people. I shall only include the […]

A woman touched Jesus by the garment and was immediately healed. Jesus noticed something important happened and beckoned the healed person to come forward. The miracle was then made known. This testifies to the power of faith in Jesus Christ. Mark 5 25:34 25. And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve […]

Here is the story of Jesus healing a man at the Pool of Bethesda. The man was infirm over something of his own doing. And Jesus healed him on the Sabbath. The timing being on the sabbath caused an uproar among the pharisees. The fact that the man was infirm over something of his own […]

In the book Jesus the Christ, James Talmage defines a palsy as follows: “PALSY – a species of paralysis which deprived the subject of the power of voluntary motion and usually of speech.” Jesus healed such a man. Luke 5 : 18-26 KJV 18. And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was […]

While the story of Jesus healing a leper seems very simple, there was a lot more to its significance than you may think. Please read the account which only takes four verses in the Book of Matthew. The same account is further expounded upon by Mark with more detail. After reading these two accounts, then […]

This miracle is considered the beginning of miracles he did openly which manifested his glory. The miracle was done at the request of his mother. John 2 : 1-11 KJV 1. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2. And both Jesus was […]

The visit from the Magi is the last portion of the scriptural account of the birth of Jesus whom we know as Jesus the Christ prior to the family flight into Egypt. The book The Life of Christ by Frederic Farrar is probably the most complete record known of just what happened as taken from […]

It was 40 days after the birth of Jesus that he was presented to the Lord at the Temple. At the offering Joseph and Mary were to sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. And then, being spotted by two distinct […]

Now we return from the account of Matthew to the account of Luke who gave greater detail on the night of the birth of Jesus to include the account of the shepherds. About the location where Jesus was born – Frederick Farrar – 1874 In Palestine, it not unfrequently happens that the entire khan, or […]