Posts Tagged ‘disciples’
Why do many people not make a distinction between the disciples of Jesus Christ and false converts,?
many of whom are real wolves in sheep’s clothing and many times in positions of "leadership" within the organized church.
First off though, this question is only for people whom are familiar with the ministry of Jesus Christ.
I often hear about all the horrific things done by christians, but hey, wait a minute, Jesus Christ didn’t teach his disciples to do any of those horrible things, rather, he said we would know his followers by their fruit, thus, it is easy to make a simple distinction and say instead that false converts of christianity have done many horrible things, being wolves in sheep’s clothing, doing the works of their father, the devil.
Why is this distinction never (or nearly never) made in arguments against christianity? I do ask that the distinction be made by all whom know better, being knowledgeable about the true teachings of Jesus Christ.
Has anyone read the aquariun Gospel of Jesus Christ and what it says?
Has anyone read the aquariun Gospel of Jesus Christ and what it says?
According to it, part of Jesus early life/legacy as a young man was spent visiting and interracting/consulting and in return teaching them about matters/mysteries divine about God, himself,and the Kingdom of God with masters from e.g Asian countries like India etc, Egypt, among other countries. That was beyond what the disciples/the epistles could not/did not write about because by then they had not being called to service as his disciples and had not witnessed this early life/legacy and ministry of Jesus Christ. Did Jesus interreact with the ‘gentile nations before he did with Jews? He must has been a very social highly travelled person. Is it not so? Please such in the internet the content of the aquarium Gospel of Jesus Christ for fairer and more informed response.
In it it seemed Jesus never feared or felt intimidated or contradicted by secular, scientific, or alternative knowledge base of other communities, but naturally appreciated whatever was positive about, and always shared his views on matters/mysteries divine, after accomodating and weighing the wisdom and worthiness of their knowledge base.
What is your take on this message!?
Why did Jesus duplicate more bread and fish than He needs to ?
Luke 9:17
And they all ate and were satisfied; and the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve baskets full.
Maybe the people who ate all the bread were too satisfied, they didn’t finished the bread. If he knew at the end, there will be 12 baskets full of the remains, why Jesus duplicate more bread than He needs to ? The bread could be for the disciples, but why did Jesus let his disciples to eat the remains of someone else’s bread ?
How do we know about teachings Jesus gave privately to his disciples?
John 21:25: Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
The clear implication is that many of Jesus actions and teachings were not written down in the gospels, even though they were witnessed or spoken privately to the disciples. How do we know about these teachings? Were they lost, or do we have access to them?
We not only live in Christ, but He lives in us. So what is the Church and how do we live in it?
First of all the Church in not an organization like a parish. Of course a parsh is nacessary, but it does not constitute the essence of the Church. If we remember what Christ did on earth, we see that although He healed and taught the people, He did not create a human organization. Rather He offered Himself as a sacrifice, suffering His Body on the Cross. It is true there was at first a small band of disciples, then later the twelve, then the seventy and finally several hundreds. Yet when Our Lord is crucified there are no disciples to be seen. It would seem that this small organization had collapsed!. Their master and leader is excuted and the small band of His followers hide for fear of the Jews. But was this the end of Christ’s ministry? Was this a setback? No. Christ came not to establish an organization but to give His Body to those people who would accept Him, who were willing to become part of Him and thereby receive salvation.
Global Ministries: Interview with our Missionaries in Haiti, Patrick and Kim Bentrott
Patrick and Kim Bentrott, Global Ministries missionaries in Haiti, describe their experiences during and after the devastating earthquake that struck the island nation on January 12, 2010.
What did Christ teach during his 40 days with the Apostles?
Christ spent 40 days with His Apostles after the resurrection. He taught them many things not found in the Bible but which were vital for them to understand before they began their ministry. If the Bible is all there is and all we need, why does it leave out this most vital part of Christ’s ministry? Without which the disciples would never have had the Spirit on Pentecost.
Jesus calms a storm? Can you relate this story from the Bible with recovery from alcoholism?
The storm at sea was threatening to overtake the small fishing boat. The Disciples woke Jesus and ask him to save them from the storm. Jesus calmed the wind, Jesus calmed the waters.
How would you relate this story to recovery from alcoholism?