104 entries for this category: | Who saw Jesus risen? |
According to the New Testament Gospels, two women, both called Mary, saw Jesus risen as well as 11 of His disciples. You can read Matthew 28 in the New Testament to see more about Jesus being risen. Click here for more on the resurrection of Christ. Click here for more info.
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| Did Jesus have a home? |
The Bible shows that Jesus lived in the home of his parents in Nazareth, in Israel when he was young. When Jesus was a man, however, the New Testament Bible teaches us that He had no fixed home since he traveled around preaching, teaching and healing.
"Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." (Luke 9:58 in the New Testament Bible, NKJV) .
But as a child, and probably as a young man, Jesus’s home was with his mother and adoptive father in Nazareth. This is seen in both the New Testament which historicizes and recounts Jesus’ life, but also in the Old Testament Bible which points to the coming Messiah and shows where He would live.
Click here to read that Jesus was brought up in Nazareth.
Jesus lived and ministered in Judea, Galiliee, Jerusalem in Northern Israel. Click here to see a map.
The New Testament Bible depicts Jesus as an adult traveling, teaching, preaching, healing and ministering and shows that He had no set place to lay His head. His travels took him to the countries and towns surrounding Jerusalem, including Samaria, Jordan, Perea, Capernaum. Click here for more details. By: Editors Category: Who goes to Heaven? |
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| Why did Jesus die? |
The Bible shows that Jesus lived in the home of his parents in Nazareth, in Israel when he was young. When Jesus was a man, however, the New Testament Bible teaches us that He had no fixed home since he traveled around preaching, teaching and healing.
"Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." (Luke 9:58 in the New Testament Bible, NKJV) .
But as a child, and probably as a young man, Jesus’s home was with his mother and adoptive father in Nazareth. This is seen in both the New Testament which historicizes and recounts Jesus’ life, but also in the Old Testament Bible which points to the coming Messiah and shows where He would live.
Click here to read that Jesus was brought up in Nazareth: http://www.jesuscentral.com/ji/life-of-jesus-ancient/biography-of-jesus-christ/who-is-Jesus-by-luke/gospel-of-luke-4_14-30.php
Jesus lived and ministered in Judea, Galiliee, Jerusalem in Northern Israel. Click here to see a map: http://www.jesuscentral.com/ji/GIFS/palestine100.gif
The New Testament Bible depicts Jesus as an adult traveling, teaching, preaching, healing and ministering and shows that He had no set place to lay His head. His travels took him to the countries and towns surrounding Jerusalem, including Samaria, Jordan, Perea, Caperneum. Click here for more details: http://www.jesuscentral.com/ji/historical-jesus/jesus-lifetime.php By: Editors Category: Who goes to Heaven? (1) Comments |
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| Did Jesus teach? |
Jesus taught everywhere He went. He was known as “the Teacher” – “Raboni” in Hebrew. He taught His disciples every day. He taught the crowds who followed Him, including the 5, 000 that he then fed when they were hungry. He taught at the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapter 5 in the New Testament). He taught also in parables (see Matthew chapter 13 in the New Testament). Jesus taught Words of life and of truth. At 12 years of age, He read the Old Testament scriptures in the Temple. This was a small glimpse of His great teaching ministry. Sometimes Jesus taught in a way that made the religious, self-righteous people uncomfortable. His teaching challenged them. It was simple, yet profound. In the Gospel of John, chapter 6 verse 66, some of the people stopped following Jesus because His sayings – or teachings – were too hard. They did not understand the spiritual implications and divine depth of His teaching. By: Editors Category: Who goes to Heaven? |
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| What food did Jesus eat? |
While we don’t know all the foods Jesus ate, we know He ate as an ordinary person of His day and His culture. He ate fish, bread, lamb, drank wine and His meals would have included the typical spices of that culture. He enjoyed the cooking of His friends Mary and Martha. He ate with Matthew the tax collector and seemed to enjoy fine food. He probably ate the same way as anyone else at that time in that country. The Bible shows that Jesus was not a vegetarian. He ate fish with His disciples on several occasions. We see this in the Gospel of John chapter 21 when He cooked and ate fish again with His disciples after He was resurrected from the dead. He would have likely eaten lamb at the Passover supper. He ate an ordinary diet the same as the average person in His country and of that era. By: Editors Category: Who goes to Heaven? (1) Comments |
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| Who killed Jesus? |
Jesus was nailed to the cross by Roman soldiers who were ordered to kill Him in this horrific way.
However, the killing of Jesus involves the lives of many people.
First and foremost, both Old and New Testament Bible show that Jesus could have saved Himself from dying since He was able to perform many miracles. He had saved others and could have saved Himself. He chose not to because He was born to die for the sins or wrongdoings of mankind.
Consider these verses which help us see that although people killed Jesus, He also chose to die for the salvation of mankind: “…being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross” (Philippians 2:8, NKJV). Jesus ‘died for all” (2 Corinthians 5:15). Jesus “died for us” (Romans 5:8). Jesus “died for us” (1 Thessalonians 5:10). “And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins…” (1 John 2:2). This means that Jesus stood in the place of mankind to pay for the sins/wrongdoings of all mankind. The Gospel of John in the New Testament shows us that Jesus died willingly: “…I lay down my life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down and I have power to take it again. This is the command I received from My Father” (John 10:17 & 18, NKJV).
He was originally brought to the soldiers by the Jewish religious leaders of the day. Then He was tried by Pontius Pilate who found Him not guilty. Pilate gave the people an opportunity to free Jesus but the religious leaders stirred the crowds up inciting them to shout “Crucify Him!” Pilate could perhaps have stopped this but for political reasons he didn’t want to cause an uproar with the people which could have jeopardized his career.
Thus, because mankind has erred and turned away from God, he is a wrongdoer (sinner). Jesus crucifixion came about after the request of the religious leaders and the people in the crowd. He was executed by Roman soldiers. But according to the Bible, it is the wrongdoing (sins) of mankind that killed Him. By: Editors Category: Who goes to Heaven? (2) Comments |
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| What did Jesus look like? |
According to both the New and Old Testament Bible Jesus was without beauty, or just plain ordinary. He would have been of average, ordinary, Jewish appearance. He was not necessarily attractive or handsome in any human way. He probably looked like a very ordinary Jewish man. In other words, as far as appearance goes, heads would not turn to look at Him for His beauty. He would not stand out in the crowd. Rather, it was His spiritual charisma, compassion, wisdom, miracles, selflessness and radical statements that drew people to Him.
A relevant and noteworthy verse in the Old Testament Bible is found in Isaiah 53:2: “…And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him” (NKJV). The New Testament portrays Jesus’s compassion and love for mankind. His eyes probably reflected that love. His eyes were probably compelling and would have drawn people to Him. By: Editors Category: Who goes to Heaven? |
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