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, […]
Why doesn’t the world respond positively to the Good News? Because we Christians are sharing it badly.
Hello What did Jesus talk about more than anything else? The Kingdom of God. He said the Kingdom of God is near (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Mark 1:15). He said the Kingdom of God is within us or among us (Luke 17:21). What happens in the Kingdom of God? To put it very simply, we live […]
What did Jesus say about fruit?
Hello Jesus talked about fruit several times (See list at the end of this article). Jesus used fruit as a metaphor for the outward signs of a person living a life of obedience to his loving Father. So, what is this fruit? How do we recognize good or bad fruit in others, or in ourselves? […]
The Importance of Trusting and Cooperating with others
Hello Over the last few hundred years, we human beings have built an incredible global civilization. And we have been able to build it because we have been able to do two simple things: trust each other and cooperate with each other. Trust There can be no question that we do trust other people. […]