Hello Can we be certain that any teaching of Jesus recorded in our Bibles is an accurate record of what he said? I think we can, but I think we need to be careful. First of all, we need to remember that Jesus did not speak English. This is important. Jesus did not say, for […]
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 I reckon we have only been able to build it because we have been able to do two simple things: trust other people and cooperate with other people. Trust There can be no question that we do […]
Is our Bible the “Word of God”?
Hello What, exactly, is the “Word of God”? When we read the words “Word of God” in our Bible, what does the author of the passage mean? There are many passages in our Bible that refer to “the Word of God” or “the Word of the Lord”. The Hebrew and Greek words for “word” both […]
What did Jesus say about worship?
Hello What does it mean to worship God? According to my dictionary, worship is “the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity”. However, the word usually translated “worship” in the New Testament meant something else. It meant to physically prostrate yourself (lie face down on the ground) in front of another person […]
“You have one teacher, the Christ”
Hello Many years ago, some words of Jesus jumped off the page of my Bible and hit me in the head. (I’m sure many sisters and brothers reading this will have had similar experiences). The words that hit me were “You have one teacher; the Christ” (Matthew 23:10). Just two verses before, Jesus says the […]