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Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?

Relevant Scripture – Matthew 21:17-22: And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.  (18)  In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry.  (19)  And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And […]

Should we worship Jesus?

It seems to me that the best way to approach this question is to look at what the Christians at the time of the apostles did. If they worshipped Jesus then we should probably do so too. If they did not worship Jesus then we should not. In recent book entitled Did the first Christians […]

How did John the Baptist know Jesus was the Messiah?

Mat 3:13-17  Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.  (14)  John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”  (15)  But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to […]

How much was Jesus man, and how much was he God?

Jesus is man not God. 1Ti 2:5  For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, For this verse to make any sense, since there is but one God, Jesus cannot be God. The idea that Jesus, the son of God, is in some way God, […]

Is John’s baptism invalid?

Further details from the questioner: In Act 19:1-7 we read that Paul baptizes some Brethren who had already been baptized by John, does this make John’s baptism invalid, and if so, what about Christ’s own Baptism? The validity of a baptism depends not on who is the baptizer, but on the person being baptized. Although […]

In what way were sacrifices “shadows”?

A shadow is a picture cast by a tangible object. The sacrifices were a representation of the atonement/reconciliation/forgiveness of sins the coming messiah would achieve. Jesus the Messiah was the tangible reality. The sacrifices were the picture illustrating aspects of this amazing salvation to come through Jesus. The Law of Moses, extensively used physical things […]

What women did Jesus know personally?

Apart from his mother and at least three sisters (Matthew 13:56), I can think of the following: Peter’s wife (Mark 1:30; 1 Cor 9:5); Peter’s mother-in-law (Mark 1:30); Mary of Bethany (Luke 10:38-42; John 12:1-3; Matthew 21:17; Mark 11:11); Martha of Bethany (Luke 10:38-42; John 12:1-3; Matthew 21:17; Mark 11:11); Joanna, wife of Cuza (Luke 8:3; […]

When did Jesus raise Jairus’ daughter?

The full question was: “I have read that Jesus healed Jairus’ daughter a week before Jesus’ death on the cross. Since Jairus was a leader/ruler in the synagogue, is there any record of Jairus supporting Jesus during his trial or execution? You would think that Jairus would go to extreme efforts to support Jesus since […]

What are all the names of Jesus in the Bible?

Here is a list of names of Jesus in the Bible.  There are many other words describing Jesus, but I have generally limited the list to names or titles of Jesus. A prophet like Moses – Deuteronomy 18:18 Messiah – Daniel 9:25; John 4:25-26 Immanuel – Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23 The Branch – Zechariah 6:12 […]