When I was young, my mother taped a hand-written note to the refrigerator door: “God doesn’t love us because we are good. He makes us good because He loves us.” As a teenager growing up, I couldn’t believe those words. They seemed too wonderful—too amazing. I wanted to believe them, but I just couldn’t. But …
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22010.344 9. Jesus Prays for Us
Around 190 AD, St Irenaeus wrote, “The glory of God is man fully alive.” Think about that quote. What is glory? What does it mean to be fully alive? When Moses asked God, “Now show me your glory,” God responded by saying, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and …
22010.351 10. Jesus Surrenders to His Father’s Will
My heart sings along with the opening lines of the song “Worthy Is the Lamb”: Thank You for the cross Lord. Thank You for the price You paid. Bearing all my sin and shame In love You came And gave amazing grace. Thank you for this love Lord Thank you for the nail pierced hands …
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25232 Suggestions for Study
About this Bible Study The Bible passages included in this study guide are from the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. Feel free to use a different translation if you like. The study questions are designed to encourage you to think deeply about God’s Word and to help you open yourself to more of …
50001 Evidence for Faith
Answering Questions People Have about Jesus Have you ever been asked a question about God, Jesus or the Bible that you aren’t able to answer? Questions such as Facts for Faith provides answers to questions like this about God, Jesus and the Bible. The apostle Peter said, “if someone asks about your hope as a …
51003 Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?
Watch the video based on this article According to eyewitnesses, a man named Jesus Christ demonstrated his power over death. They tell us that after he died on the cross and was buried, Jesus suddenly appeared to them alive on the third day. Then he was seen by other followers, including 500 people on a …
32624 Creeds
The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty,creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spiritand born of the Virgin Mary.He suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died, and was buried.He descended to the dead.On the third day he …
51001.1 Endnotes Who Is The Real Jesus
Who Is The Real Jesus John Piper, The Pleasures of God (Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2000), 35. http://www.azquotes.com/author/8044-Martin_Luther_King_Jr/tag/jesus Quoted in Terrence J. Rynne, Gandhi and Christianity (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2008).Endnotes 111 Philip Schaff, The Person of Christ: The Miracle of History (1913), 98, 99. Joseph Klausner, Jesus of Nazareth(New York: The Macmillan Co., 1946), 43, 44. C.S. Lewis, God in the Dock (Grand Rapids, …
51002.1 Endnotes Was Jesus a Real Person?
Was Jesus a Real Person?
51004.1 Endnotes Jesus’ Death and Resurrection: Copied from Other Ancient Deities?
Jesus’ Death and Resurrection: Copied from Other Ancient Deities?