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 →
God's Word to Zacharias, John the Baptist's Father
Volume 3, Number 36“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 3: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. Our last two studies revealed how Jesus uttered this word 5 times during 3 different incidents to teach, among other things, that to believe is to have faith. Now, I hope to categorize the 35 occasions believe is recorded by the three Gospel writers in order to see what this teaches.Three points to remember as we proceed: 1) for now, we are dealing with only three synoptic... Continue reading →
Zacharias Struck Deaf & Dumb as a Sign
Volume 3, Number 35“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 3: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. Our last two studies revealed how Jesus uttered this word 5 times during 3 different incidents to teach, among other things, that to believe is to have faith. Now, I hope to categorize the 35 occasions believe is recorded by the three Gospel writers in order to see what this teaches.Three points to remember as we proceed: 1) for now, we are dealing with only three synoptic... Continue reading →
Believers Throughout Israel's History
Volume 3, Number 34“Believe” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 2:Our last study pointed out three incidents in five passages recorded in Matthew, Mark and Luke in which Jesus used the Greek word “Pisteuo,” usually translated “believe” to teach, among other things, that to believe is to have faith:1) The Centurion who sent emissaries to advise he was not worthy of Jesus entering his house and (he believed that) all Jesus had to do was to say the word and his servant would be healed. “When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you,... Continue reading →
The First Three Times of Believe & Faith in the NT
Volume 3, Number 33Dateline: Kona, Hawaii“Believe” vis a vis “Faith” in Matthew, Mark & Luke - Part 1:The purpose of this entire series of studies is to understand faith in the Bible. To do this in the New Testament (NT) we are examining each context of Scripture where 7 different Greek words in the original that are related to the concept of faith are found. The 7 Greek words are generally (but not always) translated with our English words 1) “faith,” 2) “faithful,” 3) “of little faith,” 4) “believe,” 5) “believe not,” 6) “unbelief” and 7) “that believe not.” We've finished with the... Continue reading →