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- Dictionaryblasphemy/ˈblasfəmi/
noun
- 1. the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk: "he was detained on charges of blasphemy"
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Blasphemy is translated, in all twelve of its New Testament references, from the Greek word blasphemia (Strong's Concordance #G988). It means to vilify, speak evil of, or rail against a person. Webster's Dictionary states the word means to insult, show contempt of or not properly revere God. The word can be applied to any person who claims some ...
Not by accident. The unpardonable sin is not done by accident. It is not a single act per se, but rather the outcome of a process of knowingly rejecting righteousness for a period determined by God. It is not done through the same kind of temptation, deception and weakness that ALL humans are susceptible to (1Corinthians 10:13).
Most religious groups define heresy as teaching something in opposition or which contradicts what they have decided is the truth of God. Such firmly held beliefs are usually codified in the group's statement of beliefs or in the founding documents of the organization. A heretic is someone who, as commonly used by religious groups and outreaches ...
Passover with the Parents. Our first of six New Testament Passovers revolves, surprisingly, around a young Jesus. Jesus, born in the fall of 5 B.C., was twelve years old in the spring of 9 A.D. The Passover that year ran from sunset March 29 (Friday) to sunset the next day.
During Jesus' first trial the charge of blasphemy against God was used by the Sanhedrin council to justify giving him a death sentence (Mark 14:61 - 64, Matthew 26:62 - 66). Yet, when Jesus was brought to the Romans for punishment, they changed the charge against him to treason (Luke 23:1 - 3, John 19:12)!
Ephesians 6:1 - 4, NLT. Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. "Honor your father and mother." This is the first commandment with a promise: If you honor your father and mother, "things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth."
Jesus, after escaping a June 1, 27 A.D. (Pentecost) attempt on his life in Nazareth, heads to Capernaum in fulfillment of prophecy (Luke 4:31, Matthew 4:13 - 17). The Lord soon calls Peter, Andrew, James and John, while they are fishing on the Sea of Galilee, to come with him on his first preaching tour in Galilee (Mark 1:16 - 20, Matthew 4:18 ...
First, let us look at the complete third commandment that discusses taking God's name in vain. There are two main ways most Bible translations handle the seventh verse of Exodus 20. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless . . . (Exodus 20:7, HBFV, which is similar to the KJV, NKJV and ...
Jesus, in John 8, made an often overlooked but profound statement regarding who he was and part of how he is one with God. Jesus stated, "Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM." (John 8:58). The Lord is directly implying He was the God or Jehovah who spoke to Moses through a burning bush (Exodus 3:14).
A Roman historian named Gaius Suetonius Tranquillas, who was the chief secretary of Emperor Hadrian and who had access to the imperial records, mentions Jesus in a section he wrote concerning the reign of Emperor Claudius. He refers to Christ using the variant spelling of "Chrestus." "Because the Jews at Rome caused continuous disturbances at ...
