The New Testament tells the story of Jesus, the promised Christ, and the beginning of His church. In it, we find the good news of the Kingdom of God, our King’s teaching, the revelation of God’s nature and character, and what it means to follow Christ. We hope that our study of the New Testament books helps you understand the love of God more fully and to love Him and others with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.
Are there independent historical accounts to confirm the people and events mentioned in the New Testament? In fact, there are, including accounts written about the high priests Annas and Caiaphas, before whom Jesus appears just before he is crucified. Understanding these can equip us to help those who are seeking to learn about the Christian
The Jewish leader Caiaphas hands Jesus over to Pilate to be questioned, tortured and murdered. When we consider that Jesus' life was characterized by kindness to the poor, healing the sick, and a message of love for all mankind, why was it that so many people wanted to kill him? This lesson seeks to answer
The crucifixion of Jesus is at the heart of the Gospel and provides us the supreme example of self-denial and love for others. In this lesson we look at eight Old Testament prophecies that provide remarkable details about the death of Jesus, hundreds of years before it happened. These passages should be mastered by every
One might ask, what is there to learn about Jesus' burial? Actually, there is much to learn! In this lesson we discover the prophecies that foretell Jesus' burial, which inspire our confidence in the Word of God and can be used to help others come to faith. We are also inspired by the courage and
The Jews, Christians and Romans all agreed that Jesus died on a cross, was buried, and His body went missing. After that, the stories change dramatically. Who was telling the truth? Who was lying? The resurrection of Jesus either happened, or it did not. This lesson examines the evidence of the eyewitness testimony of the
At the end of John's gospel, Jesus appears to His apostles and gives very specific instruction to Peter: feed My sheep. God has always been deeply concerned about the sheep and that there are shepherds who will feed, protect and care for His people. We conclude our series learning more about the heart of the
John opens his first letter by reminding his readers that the apostles had seen and touched Jesus, in the flesh. The truth of the bodily resurrection of Jesus, the foundation of our faith, makes it impossible to relegate Jesus to simply one of many good teachers. John then reminds us that we must deal with
John says that the sign that we know Jesus is that we obey His commandments. Let’s face it, many professing Christians have no intention of obeying many of the things Jesus taught! Meanwhile, others try to enforce obedience by reducing the Christian faith to following a list of rules. Instead, John calls us to much
In this lesson we explore the challenge: Do not love the world or the things in the world. Here John is simply restating what Jesus had taught repeatedly: the dangers of loving money and pleasure, the very things most people are living for. We also look at related teachings throughout the Scriptures and consider how
This passage begins with the perplexing statement: "You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come..." This is the first place in Scripture where the word "antichrist" appears, and it is only found in 1 John and 2 John. How did John’s readers already know that the Antichrist is coming? Who or