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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

There is a common thought that once a person becomes a Christian, they don’t need to care as much about sin, since all their sins have...

In Luke 13:22, Jesus traveled toward Jerusalem, teaching as He went. In verse 23, someone responded, “Are there only a few who are being...

In Mark 8:34-37, Jesus announced to the crowds that discipleship would cost them their lives, but He did not mean all His disciples would...