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Did Jesus ever travel to India? ANSWER There is no biblical support for the idea that Jesus meditated in India before beginning His ministry in Israel. Other than when Joseph and Mary took Jesus to Egypt when He was a child in Matthew 2:13–21, there is no evidence that He ever left the land of...

Was Jesus a Christian? ANSWER It may sound strange to say, but no, Jesus was not a Christian. A Christian is a person who has faith in Jesus Christ as his or her Lord and Savior (Romans 10:9–10). Jesus is the foundation for the Christian faith, but, based on the definition of the word, He...

If Jesus was a Jew, why aren’t Christians Jewish? ANSWER If Jesus was a Jew, why is it that Christians don’t follow Judaism? The Laws of Judaism were given to Moses for the children of Israel in a very sacred and special covenant at Mount Sinai and recorded for us in the book of Exodus. In...

Was Jesus a Jew? | GotQuestions.org Got Questions Ministries While many don’t even question Jesus was a Jew, is there enough evidence to prove it? How can we be sure that Jesus the Jewish Messiah? In this video, Pastor Nelson with Bible Munch answers the question, “Was Jesus a Jew?” ***...

Was Jesus a Jew? ANSWER It would seem that the question of Jesus’ ethnicity would be beyond controversy. Of course Jesus was a Jew—right? The biblical record says, yes, Jesus was a Jew. But that doesn’t stop the disagreements and objections that some have. We will take a look at what the Bible...

If Jesus was God, why did He say "No one is good but God alone"? ANSWER It is often claimed by those who reject the deity of Christ that in Mark 10:17-22 Jesus denies His divinity by rejecting the notion that He is good. It reads as follows: “As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him...

What is the doctrine of eternal generation and is it biblical? ANSWER The doctrine of eternal generation harkens back to the early stages of the Christian church. This doctrine, along with the eternal procession of the Holy Spirit, form the basis for the complete doctrine of the Trinity. This...

Why are both Jesus and Satan referred to as the Morning Star? | GotQuestions.org Got Questions Ministries Who is the Bright and Morning Star in the Bible? After reading passages like, Revelation 5:5, 1 Peter 5:8, Isaiah 14:12, and Revelation 22:16, many come away asking, are Jesus and...

Why are both Jesus and Satan referred to as the morning star? ANSWER The first reference to the morning star as an individual is in Isaiah 14:12: “How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!” (NIV)...

Why did Jesus curse the fig tree? ANSWER The account of Jesus cursing the barren fig tree is found in two different gospel accounts. First, it is seen in Matthew 21:18-22, and then also in Mark 11:12-14. While there are slight differences between the two accounts, they are easily reconciled by...

Why didn’t the disciples always recognize Jesus after His resurrection? ANSWER The Bible does not specifically tell us why the followers of Christ did not always recognize Jesus after His resurrection. As a result, some of the following is speculation. Keeping this in mind, there are a few...

How tall was Jesus? ANSWER The Bible does not say anything about how tall Jesus was. Height is not something the Bible regularly mentions. The only people in the Bible who are mentioned in reference to their height are Saul (1 Samuel 9:2), Goliath (1 Samuel 17:4), and Zacchaeus (Luke 19:3)...

Did Jesus eat meat? ANSWER Yes, Jesus ate meat. Several passages lead to this clear conclusion. Genesis 9:3 is the first mention of eating meat. After the Flood, God told Noah, “Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you...

Why was Jesus crucified? ANSWER There is both an earthly reason and a heavenly reason Jesus was crucified. Simply put, the earthly reason is that mankind is evil. The heavenly reason is that God is good. The earthly reason Jesus was crucified: mankind is evil. Wicked men conspired against...

Is Jesus Yahweh? ANSWER The third chapter of Exodus describes the encounter between Moses and God about the Lord’s name: “God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM’; and He said, ‘Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, “I AM has sent me to you”’” (Exodus 3:13–14, NASB). The phrase I am who I am in...

Was Jesus a Nazirite? ANSWER Jesus was a Nazarene, but He was not a Nazirite. The two terms are often confused for one another. The term Nazarene refers to someone who lived in the town of Nazareth, while a Nazirite (or Nazarite) was someone (such as Samson or John the Baptist) who took a...

Did God create Jesus? ANSWER “The Son is of the Father alone, not made, nor created, but begotten” (The Athanasian Creed, verse 22). According to the Bible, and to the ancient creeds of Christianity, the Son of God is eternal. There was never a time when He did not exist. God did not create...

Where did Jesus live? ANSWER Jesus lived in a variety of places. Before coming to earth, the Son of God was with the Father heaven. In John 17:5, just before His crucifixion, Jesus prays, “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.” Also...

Was Jesus a refugee? ANSWER Merriam-Webster defines refugee as “a person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution.” Refugees are typically forced to leave their country because of some impending violence directed toward them. Under that broad definition, it may...

What can we learn from what the Bible says about Jesus and women? ANSWER In a day when women were considered second-class, Jesus shattered prejudices and elevated the status of women to unprecedented heights. That value equalization continued with His apostles. Peter warned husbands that...