You are encouraged to use the following verse as your prayer: (NASB 1 Corinthian 10:13) “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, […]
Today, many things are happening which show the world is out of control. Natural disasters are happening around the globe. Man-made madness is on the rise. Where do you turn for comfort, hope and help? In whom do you put your trust? Is it in people you love, is it in your government […]
Many people are vitally interested in their ancestors today. They may travel to other countries to find records and/or living relatives. Cemeteries and gravestones are carefully researched as well as government records for birth and death certificates. The birth and death records of Christ are in the Bible. But in addition to these records […]
There is only One God Who can say: (NASB) Revelation 1:8 “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’” No other ‘god(s)’ say they are to come…for idols and ancestors are not living. Idols are made with the hands of […]
Jesus was publicly recognized by God the Father when He was baptized by John. (See Luke 3:21-23) Jesus has the right credentials, the right lineage, and the rights of Messiah. He had public acceptance by God the Father as He began His ministry in Judea. Jesus also has the “proof” of having the […]
(NASB) Psalm 107:1-3 “OH GIVE thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary 3 And gathered from the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from […]
The lineage of Christ Jesus (through His mother, the virgin Mary) is one of men who believed in God and His word. Kings, sons of kings, the Patriarchs and so back to Adam and to God Himself…this is Christ Jesus’ lineage, His genealogy. Christ Jesus came from the royal line of Judah. His heritage gives […]
Dr. Luke included the lineage of Jesus as the Son of God. (See Luke 3:23-38) How will your spiritual lineage impact your eternity? Your spiritual lineage or genealogical record is all dependent on your choices while you are living. Where and how you will spend your eternity is by your choice today. How […]
Matthew’s genealogical record of Messiah covers Joseph’s lineage. It begins with the first patriarch of Israel, Abraham, and ends with Jesus. (NASB) Matthew 1:16 “Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.” Luke’s genealogical record of Messiah covers the lineage of Mary. […]
John the Baptist’s exhortations against King Herod and his wife Herodias resulted in John’s imprisonment and ultimately, his death. (See Matthew 14:3-12) Because of his exhortations against Herod for marrying his brother’s wife, she (Herodias) was angered as well as her husband. Eventually John was arrested and put into prison. There he stayed […]