"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:1,14).
Who Christ was, what He preached and why He came are some of the most important questions you'll ever tackle—because the answers determine who you'll become, what you'll believe and where you're going. Learn more below.
In part one of this blog series on why we care about the Bible we looked at what the Bible does for us. We saw how it helps us understand and appreciate life. In this second part we’ll see that we care about the Bible because it’s the sole source of the truth about death.
Observing the Passover this past Sunday night, I was struck by a statement Peter made to Jesus when He instituted the foot-washing ceremony. He first protested the idea of his Lord and Master washing his feet. “No…you will never ever wash my feet!” (John 13:8, New Living Translation). As was common, Peter was presumptuous and quick-tongued. Jesus knew Him well and was patient though. He calmly explained, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.”
In Hebrews 5:8, it says, “Even though Jesus was God’s Son, He learned obedience from the things He suffered.” What does this mean? God is all-powerful. He's omnipotent. Being God, how is it possible that He would need to “learn” anything, least of all obedience?