103 entries for this category: | Was Jesus an obedient citizen? |
According the biography of Jesus as seen in the New Testament Gospels, He obeyed the laws of the country. He believed in submitting to the authorities and would thus have been an obedient citizen. However, Jesus was first and foremost a citizen of Heaven. He would have always obeyed His heavenly Father above all. He would never have honored something that went against the higher commandments of His heavenly Father. When a question about taxes was asked to Jesus, He miraculously plucked a coin out of a fish’s mouth and suggested that one should pay taxes. This was His famous statement on that subject: “Give to Ceasar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s”. By: Editors Category: My Blog |
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| Was Jesus an obedient child? |
According the biography of Jesus as seen in the New Testament Gospels, He was an obedient child. He obeyed His earthly parents. He especially obeyed His heavenly Father. He died on the cross for the sins of mankind in obedience to His heavenly Father. These passages in the New Testament Bible describe Jesus as an obedient son to His heavenly Father especially: Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32. Read more about Jesus here in the biographies of Jesus in the New Testament. By: Editors Category: My Blog (1) Comments |
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| Did Jesus hunt or fish? |
Jesus fished with His disciples on the sea of Galilee. We don’t know if He hunted. There is no specific record of that in the New Testament. In the New Testament Gospel of John chapter 21, Jesus cooked breakfast for His disciples after they’d had a hard night fishing. Jesus was there in His resurrected state – He was risen from the dead. In this incident, there is no precise detail as to where Jesus got the fish. He may have caught it or He may have spoken it into existence. By: Editors Category: My Blog |
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| Did Jesus cook? |
Yes, Jesus did cook. In the New Testament Gospel of John chapter 21, Jesus cooked breakfast for His disciples after they’d had a hard night fishing. He provided the fish and cooked it. Jesus was there in His resurrected state – He was risen from the dead. In this incident, there is no precise detail as to where Jesus got the fish. He may have caught it or He may have spoken it into existence. By: Editors Category: My Blog |
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| Did Jesus pay taxes? |
According the biography of Jesus as seen in the New Testament Gospels, we find no precise record of Him paying taxes as such. However, He taught on obedience and would have obeyed the laws of the country. He believed in submitting to the authorities and would thus have paid taxes. When a question about taxes was asked to Jesus, He miraculously plucked a coin out of a fish’s mouth and suggested that one should pay taxes. This was His famous statement on that subject: “Give to Ceasar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s”. By: Editors Category: My Blog |
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| Did Jesus disregard authority, presuming himself to be higher? |
According the biography of Jesus as seen in the New Testament Gospels, Jesus did not disregard authority. He did however speak of a higher authority – His Father in Heaven. He obeyed first and foremost His authority. But this did not lead Him to disobey earthly authority although He did not bow down to some of the petty man-made religious rules created by the religious leaders. For example, He plucked corns of wheat on the Sabbath day and the religious leaders disagreed with this action, seeing it as religious insubordination. Jesus believed in submitting to the authorities and would thus have been an obedient citizen. However, Jesus was first and foremost a citizen of Heaven. He would have always obeyed His heavenly Father above all. He would never have honored something that went against the higher commandments of His heavenly Father. When a question about taxes was asked to Jesus, He miraculously plucked a coin out of a fish’s mouth and suggested that one should pay taxes. This was His famous statement on that subject: “Give to Ceasar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s”. By: Editors Category: My Blog |
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| Did Jesus express love? |
According to the New Testament Bible, Jesus was love incarnate (in human form). We see that Jesus expressed love to every sector of the human race. We see in the Gospels that Jesus was often with children and desired that they be loved and considered. In the New Testament Gospel of John, chapter 11, the Bible records “Jesus wept.” This is the shortest verse in the Bible and shows Jesus love for the people. When one of Jesus’s closest friends, Lazarus, died, Jesus showed compassion for Lazarus’s family; He resurrected Lazarus (see the Gospel of John, chapter 11). Jesus’s nature expressed love because He reflected the nature of His father. According to I John 4:8 in the New Testament God is Love. Since Jesus was one with God the Father, He too was love and His nature expresses love. According to the New Testament Gospel of John chapter 8, when some Jewish leaders wanted to stone to death an adulterous woman, Jesus, showed love to her and said, “ I do not condemn you, go and sin no more”. By: Editors Category: My Blog |
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| Did Jesus express disappointment? |
According to the New Testament Bible, it is difficult to say if Jesus really expressed disappointment inasmuch as He was one with God the Father. Therefore He knew all things. He did not expect anything from anyone. People are usually disappointed when what they expect does not happen. However, on a human level, one could say that Jesus was disappointed when His own family and people from His community did not receive Him as a man of God. In the Gospel of Mark the Bible says that He was amazed by their lack of faith. Another story depicts a rich young ruler that had come to Jesus so as to follow Him. When this rich ruler expressed he had kept all the commandments to follow Jesus, Jesus told him that he needed to sell all his possessions to follow Jesus. The rich ruler had much wealth and chose not to sell it. He did not choose to follow Jesus. Jesus was saddened by this outcome. This could be seen as disappointment. By: Editors Category: My Blog |
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| Did Jesus express compassion? |
According to the New Testament Bible, Jesus expressed compassion frequently. He expressed compassion wherever He went. He healed out of compassion. In the New Testament Gospel of John, chapter 11, the Bible records is the shortest verse in the Bible, “Jesus wept.” This story is the record of when one of Jesus’s closest friends, Lazarus. Jesus showed compassion for Lazarus’s family; He resurrected Lazarus (see the Gospel of John, chapter 11). According to the New Testament Gospel of John chapter 8, when some Jewish leaders wanted to stone to death an adulterous woman, Jesus, shoed love to her and said, “ I do not condemn you, go and sin no more”. Jesus was divine compassion incarnate (in human form). He was filled with compassion. He was overflowing with compassion. In His human form, He knew what it was like to suffer and He had compassion for mankind. In His divine form, He knew what it was like to suffer since God knows everything. And God is love therefore He is also compassion. Jesus and God are one so Jesus is the very expression of God’s compassion. Jesus showed the greatest compassion by dying for mankind on the cross. He died to pay for the sins of mankind. By: Editors Category: My Blog (2) Comments |
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