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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus [Video Below] When Jesus said, “With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer” (Luke 22:15), He was making reference to an evening meal during the week of Passover. He was...What is the Significance of the Wise Men’s Gifts? And, Were These Men Kings (or Magi)?
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus How did the Wise Men know? The Wise Men/Magi were educated and notable men who studied the stars and apparently knew the prophecies well. (Read Who Were the Three Wise Men? Why Did Herod Fear...Who Were the Three Wise Men (Magi / Kings) ? Why Did Herod Fear Them?
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus The Bible refers to the three wise men in the gospel of Matthew: Matthew 2:1-2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east...Is Thanksgiving Day Biblical?
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Question A friend recently asked me why different Bible versions have different endings for the last part of Mark 16. Should the chapter end at verse 8? Or should verses 9-20 be included? I...What caused the centurion to say: “Surely This Was a Righteous Man”
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Listening to an online sermon many years ago, I heard a song about the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. The words are from the perspective of the Roman centurion who stood at the foot of the...How Do I Change My Life? Two New Year’s Resolutions that will work!
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus The question, “how do I change my life?” is really answered by WHO can change my life. Jesus is the answer. The only thing that brings true and lasting change into the life of any person is the...Is a New Year’s Eve party biblical? What about the alcohol?
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Celebrating the new year is biblical, but how you celebrate might not be. The nation of Israel celebrated new year’s day every year, and they did so in the way that God prescribed. As we all...Is Satan’s Real Name Lucifer? Or Should We Call Him Satan?
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus There’s a lot of misunderstanding about Satan, aka Lucifer. There’s misunderstanding about his person, his name, and his works. In 1968, the Rolling Stones debuted a song titled,...What Does It Mean to Taste & See That God Is Good? (Psalm 34)
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Video Below The phrase “taste and see that the Lord is good” is a direct quote from verse 8 of Psalm 34. To see that God is good, watch the video at the end of this article. It’s...Should We Use BC/AD or BCE/CE for Dating Years? (B.C./A.D. or B.C.E./C.E.)
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus BC/AD and BCE/CE are well recognized as abbreviations used with the number of a year to designate if the year was before or after the birth of Jesus Christ. Before answering the question about which...Did Jesus Call Joseph “Father?”
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We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus [Video Below]Everyone knows that Jesus was crucified on Good Friday, right? And throughout the centuries we have always remembered His crucifixion on the Friday before Easter Sunday, right? But is...Are you glad to see Jesus? – A Palm Sunday Devotion
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus [VIDEO BELOW] When our loved ones return home we are always glad to see them. However, the extent of our joy is usually in direct correlation to how long they have been away—a few hours, a day, many...The Gate of the Year: A Message to a Troubled Nation
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Scroll Down For The Video & to Read the Full Poem We stand at the gate of the year. A new year is dawning and it’s time to say goodbye to the old. We look back with nostalgia for that which has...Eudoxia and John Chrysostom — Hope Prevails Over Persecution
We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Empress Eudoxia, a fifth-century Roman Empress, had quite a dilemma. What to do with John Chrysostom? Chrysostom was a faithful man of God and he feared no earthly rulers. There’s quite an...
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