Why is our Christ’s name Jesus?
Have you ever wondered why our Christ’s name is Jesus? The answer is easy to reach if you know where to look. Early in Matthew, Mary is found pregnant and Joseph had intended to break up with her. I’m projecting here, but I would assume he was heartbroken and distressed over the situation – to […]
Messiah vs. Christ – Who is who?
This is a fairly straightforward issue to resolve. I’m not sure why we, as a church, haven’t cleaned this up in our Bible translations. In the Old Testament Hebrew, the word “Mashiyach” is translated as Messiah or anointed. The Strong’s Concordance definition is “a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically the […]
Parable of the Sower – Gospel of Mark
Mark 4:2-20: And He [Yehoshua] taught them many things by parables and said to them in His instruction, “Listen. See a sower went out to sow. And because during the process of sowing some fell by the roadside and the birds of the air came and devoured it. And some fell in rocky places with […]