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How did God use Caesar Augustus to fulfill prophecy? Well, Luke 2:1-2 tells us that Caesar Augustus issued a decree for a census. This required everyone to return to their ancestral homes. That of course including Joseph and Mary. Although they lived in Nazareth, they had to travel to Bethlehem. That journey fulfilled the prophecy of Micah 5:2 that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. God used the decree of a Roman emperor to bring about His perfect plan. Even when life seems confusing, Go...

Have you ever wondered about Jesus’ family tree? Why did God want us to have long lists of names in Jesus’ genealogy? Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-38 give us a glimpse. Matthew’s genealogy highlights Jesus as the Messiah. It demonstrated that Jesus descended from David and Abraham. That’s significant because it helps establish Jesus as fulfilling Jewish prophecy. Luke’s genealogy traces Jesus' lineage back to Adam. That emphasized His connection to all humanity. These genealogies reveal Jesus...

What did Jesus bring when He came to earth? I don’t mean what was he carrying with Him. I mean, what do we have now that we didn’t have before He came? John 1:14 says, "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." Jesus brought His divine nature, power, and purpose. He came to reveal God’s glory and grace, providing salvation for all who believe. John 1:18 explains that Jesus made known the reality of...

How does the world react to Jesus being the light of the world? John 1:10-11 says, "He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him." Most people don’t recognize Jesus as light. In fact most people flat out reject Jesus. But there's hope! John 1:12-13 tells us, "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." Believing in Jesus' name means...

Welcome to Sixty Second Christianity. I’ve begun a series of episodes looking at the gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. So far we’ve seen that Jesus existed eternally as God the Son before taking on human nature. John 1:1-3 reveals that Jesus, the Word, is eternal and the Creator of the universe. But John goes even further. In John 1:4-5, he tells us, "In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." Jesus is the...