Jesus Casts Out the Demon from Boy
Volume 3, Number 46“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 14:(Demon Possession/Spiritual Wickedness - Part 1):To date we have considered 15 of the 25 times Jesus Christ is recorded as having uttered the Greek word Pisteuo translated “believe” in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. In this study we find Him saying believe twice when He cast an evil spirit/devil-demon out of a young boy after His disciples were unable to do so. During this incident, the father of the boy also uttered the word “believe” once. The account of this incident is found in all 3 gospels, Matthew 17:14 -... Continue reading →
Raising 12-year old Girl from Dead & Healing the woman
Volume 3, Number 45“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 13:To date we have considered 13 of the 25 times Jesus Christ is recorded as having uttered the Greek word Pisteuo translated “believe” in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Today, we find Jesus using this word while bringing a 12-year-old girl back to life from death. This incident is recorded in all three Gospels, Matthew 9:18 - 26; Mark 5:22 - 43 & Luke 8:41 - 56, but only Mark and Luke record that He used the word believe. Each account differs slightly based on the observations of the respective... Continue reading →
Jesus' Parable of the Two Sons - Representing Israel
Volume 3, Number 44“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 12:We continue in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke with our examination of the Greek word Pisteuo translated “believe.” To date we have considered 10 of the 25 times Jesus Christ is recorded as having uttered this word in these 3 books. Today we find He used it 3 times in a lesson He gave to Israel's Chief Priests and Elders, condemning them because they refused to believe John the Baptist's message of repentance. This was just after they are recorded as having used the word “believe” while reasoning among themselves... Continue reading →
Jesus Teaches Child Like Humility
Volume 3, Number 43“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 11:We continue examining the Greek word Pisteuo, translated “believe” in Matthew, Mark and Luke, where the following individuals are recorded as having uttered it:1. Once by the Angel Gabriel who was sent from God to speak to the Priest Zacharias, see Vol 3, No 35,2. Once by Elizabeth, wife of the Priest Zacharias, mother of John the Baptist, speaking to Mary, mother of Jesus, see Vol 3, No 36,3. 25 times by Jesus Himself,4. 5 times by Chief Priests, Scribes & Pharisees,5. Once by the father of the demon possessed boy,6. Twice... Continue reading →
The Parable of the Sower
Volume 3, Number 42“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 10:We are studying the 25 instances in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke where Jesus is recorded as having said the word “believe.” Our last study examined the parable of the sower, which is found in all three Gospels, Matthew 13:3 - 9; Mark 4:1 - 9 and Luke 8:4 - 15. We found that only Luke uses the word believe when recounting what Jesus said: “And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: A sower went out... Continue reading →
The Parable of the Sower
Volume 3, Number 41“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 9:We are examining the Greek word Pisteuo, unusually translated “believe,” found 248 times in the New Testament (NT) and have begun in Matthew, Mark and Luke where the following individuals are recorded as having used this word:1. Once by the Angel Gabriel sent from God to speak to the Priest Zacharias, see Vol 3, No 35,2. Once by Elizabeth, wife of the Priest Zacharias, mother of John the Baptist, speaking to Mary, mother of Jesus, see Vol 3, No 36,3. 25 times by Jesus Himself,4. 5 times by Chief Priests, Scribes &... Continue reading →
Repent & Believe the Gospel
Volume 3, Number 40“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 8:Three studies ago we began examining the third time the Greek word “Pisteuo,” usually translated “believe,” is found in New Testament history. That was when Jesus Christ uttered it at the beginning of His ministry: “Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” Mark 1:14 & 15. I identified five elements in Jesus' statement that need to be understood:1) The... Continue reading →
Repent & Believe the Gospel of the Kingdom
Volume 3, Number 39“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 7:Two studies ago we began examining the third time the Greek word “Pisteuo,” usually translated “believe,” is found in New Testament history. That was when Jesus Christ uttered it at the beginning of His ministry: “Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” Mark 1:14 & 15. I identified five elements in Jesus' statement that need to be understood:1) The... Continue reading →
Repent & Believe the Gospel of the Kingdom
Volume 3, Number 38“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 6:In our last study we began examining the third time the Greek word “Pisteuo,” usually translated “believe,” is found in New Testament history. That was when Jesus Christ Himself uttered it at the beginning of His ministry: “Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” Mark 1:14 & 15. I identified five elements in Jesus' statement to be examined:1) The... Continue reading →
Repent & Believe the Gospel of the Kingdom
Volume 3, Number 37“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 5:We are examining the use of the Greek word “Pisteuo,” usually translated “believe” in each of the 35 occasions Matthew, Mark and Luke used it. Two studies ago (Vol 3, No 35) we considered the first time in New Testament (NT) history “believe” is recorded as having been uttered, that being when the Angel Gabriel told the Priest Zacharias that because he did not believe (God's Word as delivered by Gabriel) that his wife Elizabeth was going to conceive and bare a son he would be rendered deaf and dumb until his... Continue reading →