Hello For hundreds of years we, Jesus’ followers, have been adding human doctrines, beliefs, practices, rituals, traditions and jargon to Jesus’ teachings. We’ve come to think of these things as being Christian, but they are just human add-ons. They are not Christian. Not at all. That’s where we are going wrong. These human add-ons don’t […]
What Did Jesus Say About His Own Words?
Hello Jesus said that his words came directly from God. And he didn’t just say it once: “My teaching is not mine but his who sent me.” (John 7:16) “…the one who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.” (John 8:26) “The words that I say […]
What did Jesus say about evangelism?
Hello What did Jesus say about evangelism? The first thing he said was to pray. You’ve heard Jesus said: “the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few”? Well, he didn’t say it as a call to evangelism, he said it as a call to prayer. “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for […]
What did Jesus say about being humble?
Hello Jesus said that his followers should be humble. What did Jesus mean by “humble”? ‘Humble’ for modern English speakers means “having a low estimation of one’s importance” (Oxford English Dictionary). But the Greek word used in Jesus’ time, and used in our New Testaments, carried a range of meanings including gentle, kind, mild, considerate, forgiving, […]
Do our church services meet the needs of those who are looking for God?
Hello Do our church services meet the needs of those who are looking for connection with our loving, heavenly Father? Let’s face it, we Christians often see our mission to outsiders as encouraging them to attend our church services and become “like us”. A genuine seeker, someone who is looking for a right relationship with […]