Posts from August 2024

In the New Testament, the phrase “Son of Man” is used to describe Jesus almost eighty-eight times. In fact, this was Jesus’ favorite way to refer to Himself. Jesus refers to Himself as the “Son of Man” about fifty times throughout the four Gospels. What is the significance of this phrase? What does this title teach us about the identity of our Lord and Savior? In the Old Testament, the phrase “son of man” is oftentimes used to simply refer…

What does it mean for Jesus to be “the Christ”? When I was younger, I thought that “Christ” was Jesus’ last name. As I grew in knowledge, I found that to be incorrect. Instead of being a name, “Christ” is a title that Jesus holds, position that He occupies, and function that He carries out. “Christ” is a term that describes to us who Jesus really is. “Christ” is a word in the New Testament that comes from the Greek…

Consider the words of Hebrews 1:1-2: “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son.” Going back to the Old Testament, God spoke to the nation of Israel through His prophets. Prophets were messengers of God. God communicated to the prophets the message that He wanted the nation of Israel to hear. Then, the prophets would proclaim God’s message…

Scripture is very clear in stating that human eyes have never seen and are not able to see the fullness of God’s glory and person. In the Bible, God is described as being “invisible” (Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17). God is the one “whom no one has ever seen or can see” (1 Timothy 6:16). The Apostle John uses the same phrase two different times in order to describe this reality: “No one has ever seen God” (John 1:18; 1…

One of the most well-known, important stories in all of the Bible is the seven days of creation recorded in Genesis 1-2. Truly, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). In the midst of the Ten Commandments, we find an excellent summary of this indescribable series of events: “For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day” (Exodus 20:11). All…