Why Did…Does…Jesus Offend People?

This week I’ve written and thought about how Jesus was both a very loving and very direct person.  Was His directness that offended many and prompted the hatred and opposition He and His followers experienced…and still experience today? I would answer in the affirmative…but only so far. There was a deeper reason, and that reason remains foundational to the opposition pure, unadulterated Christianity faces throughout the world today.
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Jesus Was Very Loving

I cannot fathom the amount of love the Son of God must have for you and me to the point that He would leave Heaven — equality with God — to live a life as a frail man surrounded by frail and sinful man and subject Himself to a lifetime of temptations to sin.  But He did…and He did it so that you and I could “with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:16).… Read More Jesus Was Very Loving

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Bible Q&A: Does the Holy Spirit Coming Upon Cornelius Before His Baptism Show That He Was Saved Before Baptism?

The Holy Spirit gave Cornelius the ability to speak in tongues before he was baptized.  Does this show that one does not need to be baptized in order to be saved? No, for several reasons. First, Jesus said specifically that baptism is required for salvation (Mk. 16:16).  So did Peter, the apostle who was speaking… Read More Bible Q&A: Does the Holy Spirit Coming Upon Cornelius Before His Baptism Show That He Was Saved Before Baptism?

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