BETTER LATE THAN EVEN LATER (In Praise of Jesus’ Disciples)

(Simon) Peter (Cephas) Philip Nathanael Andrew Matthew Jude (Thaddeus) James Thomas James John Judas Iscariot Simon (Zealot) Who were the twelve disciples that Jesus chose to begin and fulfill His mission throughout Galilee and eventually Jerusalem? What were these men like and how did they attempt to understand Him, particularly His seemingly divine nature? Why […]

WHAT IS SPIRITUAL INTROJECTION?

During a lengthy period of reading, listening to historical material about early Christianity on DVDs as well as my own thinking, I consider it seems that hardly anyone has ever clearly described or explained how we are to become spiritualized human beings. The Bible tends to describe this in examples of sudden transformation, such as […]

WHY JESUS’ CRUCIFIXION SICKENS US

WHY JESUS’ CRUCIFIXION SICKENS US Each year, in Christian churches during Passion Week, the subject of Jesus’ crucifixion is described in elusive terms, but rarely in much detail. Often, there is merely the statement: “Jesus was crucified,” with relevant Scripture passages cited, which itself tells this part of the story rather briefly, again, with sparser […]

A JEWISH ARGUMENT FOR WHEN JESUS WAS BORN

In at least recent years, Messianic Jews (who also accept Yeshua—Jesus—as their Messiah) have proposed that He was not born during Christmastime, but rather earlier in the year. While their “argument” is not entirely persuasive, it is nonetheless interesting. The main description of Jesus’ birth is found, of course, early in Luke’s Gospel. It is […]