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Luke 12:49-51 records Jesus’ statements about His earthly mission, and they do not inspire warm, fuzzy feelings in the reader. Here, Jesus emphasized the division brought by the gospel and the stress of knowing His painful death was quickly approaching. He said, “I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on the ear

Hebrews 2:9-18 presents Jesus as the One who came to humanity’s aid. He did that through great risk to Himself, being required to put on flesh and become like every other human being. He was tempted, He suffered, and He died. And He did all those things to provide what humankind needed: salvation. Hebrews 2:16 describes what Jesus did for humankind as giving help , and a closer look at the word translated "help" illustrates its meaning. In various passages, this word desc

Often, when a Christian is offering evidence that baptism is essential for salvation, they will argue that “Jesus was baptized, so you should be, too.” That argument should never be employed and leads to heresy. Jesus was born under the law of Moses, lived under the law of Moses, and died under the law of Moses (Gal. 4:4). His life consisted of many activities that are no longer binding on anyone today (Eph. 2:13-16). If Christians employ the reasoning “Jesus did x, so all mu

In Matthew 28:18, Jesus announces that all authority has been given to Him in heaven and on earth. With that authority, Jesus commanded...

Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 19:3-9 raised eyebrows. His disciples responded that it seems better not to marry if this is how marriage...