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Most Relevant Verses. Philippians 3:18. Verse Concepts. For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, Romans 5:10.
22 And a liar is anyone who says Jesus isn't truly Christ. Anyone who says this is an enemy of Christ and rejects both the Father and the Son. 23 If we reject the Son, we reject the Father. But if we say we accept the Son, we have the Father.
It is anyone who says that Jesus is not the Messiah. A person like that is the enemy of Christ. He is speaking against God, the Father, and against Jesus, his Son.
- Hate Your Enemy
- Authority to Judge
- Authority to Forgive
- The Kingdom of Mercy
Scholars used to wonder who Jesus was quoting when he said “Love your neighbour and hate your enemy”, because it’s not actually found in the scriptures or in normative Jewish teaching. When the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1946, they revealed that the Essenes (an ancient Jewish sect) actually did teach this. They took an oath twice daily “to...
Jesus’ understanding of God’s love for sinners was part of his challenge to the common belief about the Messiah. Most believed that he would be a warrior king who would liberate God’s people from their enemies. In ancient times, kings acted as the supreme judge of their land, charged with establishing justice within their kingdoms, which they did b...
Shockingly, Jesus uses the title “Son of Man” to show his authority toforgive sins as well. Before healing a paralysed man, Jesus said to his sceptical onlookers: “Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (Luke 5:23-24). Jesus ...
Ironically, the only people that would find a forgiving Messiah appealing were the sinners themselves. When prostitutes and tax collectors heard about a Messiah who didn’t bring judgement but rather forgiveness, it must have been the greatest news in the world to them. The rest of his listeners must have felt just the opposite. As the victims of Ro...
8729 enemies, of Jesus Christ. Throughout his life Jesus Christ was opposed by both spiritual and human enemies. He overcame every enemy so that his people might be set free by his victory. The enemies of the infant Jesus. Mt 2:13-20 See also Mt 2:14-20; Rev 12:1-5. Satan as the enemy of Jesus Christ
Jesus is the central figure of Christianity, believed by Christians to be the messiah, the son of God and the second person in the Trinity. But what do Jews believe about Jesus? For some Jews, the name alone is nearly synonymous with pogroms and Crusades , charges of deicide and centuries of Christian anti-Semitism .
Discover a free, in-depth guide to Jesus’ teaching on oaths, retaliation, and enemy love that connects Matthew 5:33-48 to the larger biblical story.
