Tag Archives: Jesus Christ

The Dangerous Prayer: Praying While Sinning

Temptation begins with, “I want to …” The second step is, “I shouldn’t …” The third step is “But I really do want to …” The fourth step is what determines the direction of my life, and it’s the great difference between Christianity and every other way of living. Every religion and every secular system …

September 30, 2011 – 9:13 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Life and Choices, The Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (11)

He Healed the Sick, But What Did He Do For the Poor?

Jesus healed the sick everywhere he went. He had the power to feed the poor, as we know from the feedings of the 5,000 and the 4,000. Other than those two meals, though, there is no sign that he did anything to directly take care of their needs. “The poor you will always have with …

June 18, 2011 – 2:23 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Service, The Faith | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (166)

Who Else Would You Follow?

A dialogue: “Do you mean to tell me you follow Jesus Christ?” “Sure! Who else in history would you choose to follow?” So begins my guest column in today’s Newport News Daily Press. The link above will expire in a few weeks. Here is a permanently available pdf. I do not write the headlines for …

May 16, 2010 – 2:15 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged | Comments (10)

He Came For Truth

This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Why Did Jesus Come?

Why did Jesus come? In his own words (Luke 12:49-53, cf. Matthew 10:34-35): “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give …

April 6, 2010 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God | Tagged | Comments (1)

He Came For Life!

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Why Did Jesus Come?

Why did Jesus come? In his own words (John 10:10), The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. This Easter morning we celebrate life—abundant life—once again. He came to give his life for us, but he came to become the victor over …

April 4, 2010 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God | Tagged , , | Comments Off

He Came To Give His Life For Us

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Why Did Jesus Come?

Why did Jesus come? In his own words: But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (Matthew …

April 2, 2010 – 7:18 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God | Tagged , | Comments (2)

He Came for Righteousness

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Why Did Jesus Come?

Why did Jesus come? We saw yesterday that he came to help the poor and needy. This is the Jesus everyone seems to accept and to like, Christian or not. Jesus came also for righteousness. He came in obedience to the Father (John 8:42), and he came to preach (Mark 1:38). In numerous New Testament …

March 31, 2010 – 6:54 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God | Tagged | Comments (2)

Christ Before Christmas

We’re in the season of expectancy, preparing to celebrate the birth of Christ. There was a season of expectancy before his actual birth 2,000 years ago–expectancy both on earth, where prophecies of a coming Messiah were passionately studied and only partly understood, and also in heaven, where the eternal God was preparing to break in …

December 17, 2009 – 3:51 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

Evidences for the Empty Tomb

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Evidences for the Resurrection

I continue my survey of historical evidences for Jesus’ resurrection with an outline of evidences for the empty tomb. This is part of a continuing set of cumulative evidences, not intended to be complete in itself but to be read as part of the series on Evidences for the Resurrection. I am using William Lane …

October 3, 2009 – 8:49 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Tagged , | Comments (155)

Who Do You Say Jesus Was?

Jesus asked in Matthew 16:13-20, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” (“Son of Man” was one of the ways he referred to himself.) Then he asked his followers who they thought he was. I have a similar question for any reader here who is not a follower of Jesus Christ. It’s not …

August 23, 2009 – 7:53 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged | Comments (29)