Tag: Jesus
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Creation and Evolution, Part 1 – Genesis
Genesis is the foundation of Christian beliefs In modern society, there is a lot of pressure to treat Genesis as a “fairytale” – just a story – that is meant to teach through metaphor, rhetoric and stories that are illustrations only. Once we allow the teachings of Genesis to become this, then we have lost…
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The Book of Matthew, Chapter 1
Matthew 1.1-17. The Record of Jesus’ Ancestors. This provides an important start for a Jewish readership. For the Jews, a person’s family line proved his/her standing as one of God’s people. Matthew showed that Jesus was a descendant of Abraham. In these first 17 verses we are introduced to 46 people, whose lifetimes span 2000…
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New Testament, The Book of Matthew – Introduction and Historical Context
Historical Context Matthew is the first book of the New Testament. As you turn the page from Malachi in the Old Testament to Matthew in the New Testament, over 400 years have passed. Much has happened with the turn of that page… The empires from the east that had previously ruled over Israel, have fallen.…