Posts Tagged Luke
The Message of the Manger
Posted by RaymondTheBrave in Christian Questions on 12/06/2012
1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” (Matt. 2:1-2) […]
Authorship of Acts
Posted by RaymondTheBrave in Christian Questions on 11/16/2012
Luke is the author of the book Acts. He was also the author of its companion work, the Gospel of Luke. Luke-Acts makes up 28% of the New Testament–more than that written by either Paul or John. A. External Evidence: Luke is uniformly identified as the author Acts by the second century A.D.: 1. The […]
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Posted by RaymondTheBrave in Christian Questions on 10/13/2012
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) Enfield, Connecticut July 8, 1741 Their foot shall slide in due time. Deuteronomy 32:35 In this verse is threatened the vengeance of God on the wicked unbelieving Israelites, who were God’s visible people, and who lived under the means of grace; but who, notwithstanding all God’s wonderful works towards them, remained (as vers […]
Can Christians Really Help?
Posted by RaymondTheBrave in Christian Questions on 10/05/2012
As we look at the way society seems to be going, there is no doubt that we are in need of a true saviour. The world is trying all the different ways to fill the voids in their lives. I believe that society is searching for someone or something to fill this void, to erase […]
The Bible – The Best General Information
Posted by RaymondTheBrave in Christian Questions on 07/18/2012
General info on the Bible The Bible consists of 66 books: 39 in the OT and 27 in the NT. The Bible took about 1600 years to write. It was written in 3 languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, & Greek) by about 40 authors and is internally consistent throughout. Reliability of the Bible The Bible is 98% textually pure. Through […]
Jesus was NOT Poor!
Posted by RaymondTheBrave in Christian Questions on 04/30/2012
That Jesus was poor is a lie Jesus was NOT poor. Can I prove it (from the Scriptures)??? Resoundingly, YES. In no particular order, here are a series of Scriptural facts people tend to frequently fail to consider: * Jesus was responsible for the feeding and housing of twelve grown men. That takes a lot […]
THE Background to the TRINITY in Christianity
Posted by RaymondTheBrave in Christian Questions on 04/24/2012
// I. Origin of Term[1] “Smeaton states, ‘Theophilus of Antioch about 175 A.D., speaks of a Triad in the Godhead.’ To Tertullian (160-220) we are indebted for the first use of the word Trinity to describe the Godhead.” [2] II. The Trinity in the Old Testament A. Plural references to God 1. The name Elohim employs a plural ending (cf. seraphim, cherubim).[3] 2. “Us.” Gen. 1:26; […]
Lukewarm Christian Laodicean Church— Today’s Church
Posted by RaymondTheBrave in Christian Questions on 01/18/2012
This is a Study of what it means to be a Lukewarm Christian. It gives us Advice from Jesus to Today’s Lukewarm Christian Laodicean Church. Rev 3:14-22 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: ”I […]
Authorship of Acts
Posted by RaymondTheBrave in Christian Questions on 11/26/2011
Luke is the author of the book Acts. He was also the author of its companion work, the Gospel of Luke. Luke-Acts makes up 28% of the New Testament–more than that written by either Paul or John. A. External Evidence: Luke is uniformly identified as the author Acts by the second century A.D.: […]