The Life and Ministry of Jesus

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus For with God nothing will be impossible.” Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. Luke 1:37–38 The statement of the angel, “For with God nothing shall be …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And having come in, …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. John 1:18 God the only Son is literally “the unique God” or “the only begotten God” (v. 14). John was …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John 1:16–17 The contrast between law and grace forms a major portion of Pauline theology, but we …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ” John 1:15 John the Baptist is one of the most important persons in …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 “Dwelt” means “He pitched His tent among us.” Our human bodies are merely …

The Life and Ministry of Jesus But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but …