Jesus argued that His claim to God as His Father was valid because knowing Jesus is knowing the Father. Jesus had just said, “I am the Light of the World.” The Pharisees heard this statement as a claim of Jesus’ divinity. According to Jewish law, it took two witnesses to prove a statement was true. …
The trial of Jesus in Matthew 26:57-68 demonstrates illegal expediency. We already know that the Jewish council wanted to rid themselves of the “Jesus problem.” Thus, they weren’t interested in a fair trial but one that quickly disposed of Jesus. They wanted to be rid of Jesus before the Passover crowds became aware of what …
Have you ever prayed, “Jesus open my eyes?” I believe all of us are blind in different ways in a spiritual sense if we are honest with ourselves. You may be familiar with the hymn Amazing Grace, which is about a man coming to faith. “Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch …