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The Divinity of Christ

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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" - (John 1:1-5). The Holy Spirit has inspired the gospel writers to each reveal a different picture of Jesus Christ. Matthew presents Christ as the King-Savior, including the kingdom and the lineage of King David of Israel in his account. Mark presents Christ as the Servant-Savior, omitting the record of His genealogy because the history of a servant or slave is not worth mentioning. Luke presents Christ as the Human-Savior and traces His genealogy all the way to the first man Adam. Truth seekers have seen Christ illustrated as a lion in Matthew, a calf in Mark, and a man in Luke. There are many similarities in these three synoptic Gospels as they each r...

Introduction to The Gospel of Jesus Christ According to the Beloved Apostle John

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  “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ , from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love” (Ephesians 4:11-16). Life in Christ is a wonderful yet challenging journey through this difficult world as we eagerly anticipate the eternal life to come. The trials and temptations of this life take on ...