Today’s Pharisees

Every Christian who has read the Gospels probably knows that the Pharisees hated Jesus. They in fact hated him so much that they actively conspired against him, even to the point of discussing how to have him killed.[1] Their grievances against Jesus were many and varied—they disliked his teachings about Read more…

Humility

James the Just, one of Jesus’ brothers, said: “Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.”[1] In Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount, Matthew chapters five through seven, he said: “Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth.”[2] The word translated as “gentle” Read more…