Section 1 — The Temptation That Never Changed In the wilderness, Satan did not tempt Jesus with obvious evil. He tempted Him with influence. “Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, ‘All these I will…
Section 1 — The War We Keep Misidentifying Turn on the news. Scroll social media. Listen to political debates. And you would think the greatest threat to the Church is a political party, a policy, or a government official. But Scripture tells us something radically different. “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,…
We’ve walked through: Now we return to the question that started it all: What Would Jesus Do… today? But now, we’re not guessing. We’re responding from understanding. First: What Is Jesus Still Doing? Before we ask what He would do, we must remember what He is doing. Jesus’ mission did not end at the cross.…
It’s easy to quote Jesus. It’s harder to watch Him. Because when you study how Jesus actually responded to people—especially in tense, messy, controversial moments—you begin to see something deeper than slogans. You see balance. You see wisdom. You see strength without cruelty. And you see mercy without compromise. If we want to ask, “What…
It’s possible to admire Jesus. It’s possible to study Jesus. It’s even possible to defend Jesus. But becoming like Him? That requires something deeper. Because Jesus did not call us to copy His behavior mechanically. He calls us to share His heart. And you cannot reflect a heart you have never taken time to know.…
It’s easy to study Jesus from a distance. It’s harder to respond to Him. If Jesus is who He claimed to be…If He came to reconcile humanity to God…If He gave His life as a ransom… Then neutrality is not really an option. So what does He expect from those who say they follow Him?…
Many people believe Jesus came to: While His life influenced all of those areas, none of them explain His central purpose. Jesus did not come primarily to improve behavior. He came to address something far deeper. Jesus’ Own Words About His Mission If we let Jesus define His purpose, a pattern emerges. He said: “The…
It’s one thing to make bold claims. It’s another to live in a way that supports them. In the previous post, we looked at what Jesus claimed about Himself—divine authority, eternal existence, the right to forgive sins. Now we ask: Did His actions confirm those claims? Because words can be spoken lightly. But actions reveal…
Now that we’ve established Jesus was a real historical person, we must confront the next question: What did He claim about Himself? Because it’s one thing to admire Jesus as a teacher.It’s another to hear what He actually said. And what He said leaves us with no comfortable middle ground. Was Jesus Just a Good…
Before theology.Before doctrine.Before devotion. We must start with a far more basic question: Was Jesus a real person? Because if Jesus never existed, then everything else—His teachings, His claims, His cross, His resurrection—collapses into myth. Christianity would be nothing more than an inspiring story built on imagination. But history tells a very different story. Jesus…
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