...................................................................LET US LEARN TOGETHER WHAT IS GOOD. Job 34:4b(NIV)................................................................Some people see the Bible as a long and boring book filled with incidents and events from the lives of ancient people who probably never existed. The biblical stories are seen as fables. In this blog, many of the situations and conversations found in the divinely inspired Holy Scriptures have been placed in categories that correspond to expressive sayings and phrases. Reference information, background information and links connecting the people and places are given to help you find a place to begin reading the Bible for yourself.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Plain and Simple

From the First Epistle of John,
in the New Testament of the Holy Bible:


He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.-1 John 5:12-15***Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born into the tribe of Judah to Joseph and his wife Mary, a virgin, after being conceived of the Holy Spirit in Mary's womb when Mary was a virgin. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Judea, a southern province ruled by the Roman Empire. However, Joseph, Mary and Jesus lived in Nazareth, Joseph and Mary's hometown in Galilee, a northern province ruled by the Romans. Moreover, at least 6 more children lived in the household. Approximately 30 years after Jesus was born to Joseph and Mary, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by Mary's relative John the Baptist, from the tribe of Levi. Jesus having prayed, the heavens tearing open, the Holy Spirit descended as a dove and lit upon Jesus. The Lord God in heaven audibly acknowledged his Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert wilderness. Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights and was tempted. Afterwards, Jesus was tended to by angels, and Jesus went to the area near John the Baptist, and John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus to be the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world. In Galilee, Jesus told specific Israelite men to follow him, and Jesus began to preach, teach and perform miracles among the Israelites, the treasured and chosen people of the Lord God. When Simon Peter, James and John, 3 disciples and apostles of Jesus the Christ, were on a mountain with Jesus, the 3 disciples saw Jesus transfigured and speaking with Moses and Elijah, 2 prophets who had lived centuries earlier. While on the mountain, when Simon Peter was speaking to Jesus, the Lord God audibly acknowledged his Son Jesus. Sometime thereafter, before The Last Supper, and before Jesus was arrested, crucified, buried in a tomb, resurrected, and returned to heaven, the Lord God audibly responded to the words of Jesus the Christ. The First Epistle of John in the Holy Bible is widely regarded to have been written by John, 1 of the 3 disciples with Jesus on the mountain.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings 1:1-2:25, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 6:1-81, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John

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