I will be starting a mini-series comparing Jesus’ diety (the fact that He is God) to His humility. Specifically, I want to look at statements that indicate Jesus was alive before He became a human being. Since Jesus is God, it follows that He has always existed. Contrasted to His eternal identity, I want to explore the […]
Here is the last of 3 posts on the Credentials of Jesus. Next week we will begin a series on another character element of Jesus and how this reveals God’s character.
Here is part 2 of our theme “The Credentials of Jesus” to the world. Generally these weekly emails are focusing on all the amazing character aspects of Jesus. (You can find all old emails posted at http://GodIsJustLikeJesus.blogspot.com. As we delight in His goodness, the fires of fascination are stoked by the incredible things that Jesus did!
This is an excerpt from the God Is Just Like Jesus book that I am working on. In this book we are looking at Jesus’ human interaction with all types of people. I want to be quick to declare that, although Jesus was human, He was fully God. As we live in an increasingly polytheistic […]
Today’s post is the last part (Part 3) of our mini-series that looks at the rejection that Jesus faced.
This week lets work on part 2 of the rejection Jesus faced. Last week we looked at His home town rejecting Him at the very beginning of His ministry. We also looked at the Jewish leadership rejecting Him at the very end of His life on earth. What about in between?
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Today let’s consider John 15:21. Jesus is speaking to his 12 (and other disciples) that have gathered in the Upper Room the night before He is arrested. Jesus says, “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
The visible character of Jesus reveals the exact character of God! John 14:9, Hebrews 1:3, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Col 1:15 and John 12:45 all essentially say the same thing: “If you have seen Me [Jesus], you have seen the Father [God].” Our “image” or picture of God is the single largest factor that determines how […]
Let’s finish our protection theme with one last one event from Jesus’ life. It is mind boggling. Jesus has been crucified. He hangs on the cross for 6 hours (9am till 3pm). Words simply fail to adequately describe the torture and pain that Jesus went through. Toward the very end of His suffering Jesus, amazingly, […]