Despite being a three letter word, sin is incredibly complex, with many facets that work together to present a complete picture-and help us understand why it is so serious. Let’s explore one aspect of sin together. One aspect of sin is missing the mark of God’s standards set for humanity. At first blush, missing the mark sounds like it...

In the first verse of the transfiguration account that we will consider in this week’s session, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up the mountain so they can see His glory. This must have been a fantastic and yet terrifying scene to behold. Many of us would love a chance to climb the mountain and get a glimpse of...

If Jesus was a human being, was He really sinless? After all, the Bible says that no human being is free from the effects of sin. So how can both be true? Let’s find out.  The Bible affirms the full humanity of Jesus, and even records moments when Jesus experienced the temptation to sin. This is something we see...

More often than not, the main point we should take away from a story within the Gospels occurs near the end of Matthew 14, the passage of our study. Such is the case with Jesus’ walking on water. After Jesus rebuked Peter for his lack of faith, the disciples in response to His power over creation worshiped Jesus and...

Was Jesus really a human being? Jesus’ nature is one of the more difficult to understand elements of the Christian faith, especially when the Bible doesn’t give us an either/or answer, but a “yes.” So let’s look at what it says about Jesus’ humanity.  The Bible affirms that Jesus is God. It does this by describing Him as being...

The passage for our study this week, John 6, contains a nugget regarding Jesus’ deity and His supernatural knowledge: Jesus saw the hungry crowd, and already He knew how He would feed them. Yet Jesus took this opportunity to test Philip with a question, not for His sake but for Philip’s. A test shows something about the person being tested. The...