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Regarding How ~
Introduction
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This series is about questions involving Jesus. Some were asked by individuals involved with Jesus
Christ while He walked on earth. Others
are questions that Jesus Christ asked others.
We will look at questions on about 130 topics (some may split into two or
more posts). Even so, it is far from an
exhaustive list.
Scripture ~ “There
was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to
Him, ‘Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do
these signs that You do unless God is with him.’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Most
assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of
God.’ Nicodemus said to Him, ‘How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s
womb and be born?’ Jesus answered, ‘Most
assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot
enter the kingdom of God. That which is
born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, “You must be
born again.” The wind blows where it wishes,
and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it
goes. So is everyone who is born of the
Spirit.’ Nicodemus answered and said to
Him, ‘How can these things be?’ Jesus
answered and said to him, ‘Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these
things? Most assuredly, I say to you, We
speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our
witness. If I have told you earthly
things and you do not believe, how will
you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is,
the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as
Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be
lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting
life. For God did not send His Son into
the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved’”
(John 3:1-17).
“And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the
twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief
priests and elders of the people. Now
His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘Whomever I kiss, He is the One;
seize Him.’ Immediately he went up to Jesus
and said, ‘Greetings, Rabbi!’ and kissed Him. But Jesus said to him, ‘Friend, why have you
come?’ Then they came and laid hands on
Jesus and took Him. And suddenly, one of
those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the
servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. But Jesus said to him, ‘Put your sword in its
place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My
Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? How
then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?’ In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, ‘Have
you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple,
and you did not seize Me. But all this
was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.’ Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled”
(Matthew 26:47-56).
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