Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ

The articles series "The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ" was featured in the Good News magazine from 2001 to 2005.

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The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ instructed His followers to watch for a sequence of trends and events that would culminate in His second coming at the end of the present age. Are you attentive to the signs of the times?
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The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ plainly said He would be entombed for three days and three nights. Can this be reconciled with a "Good Friday" crucifixion and burial and an "Easter Sunday" resurrection, which allows for barely a day and a half in...
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The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ

Every year millions celebrate major religious holidays that are found nowhere in the Bible. If we are to truly follow Christ, shouldn't we consider which religious days He observed?
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The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ

When Jesus Christ foretold the major trends that would precede His return to earth, the first sign He mentioned was religious imposters who would come in His name. Do you take that warning seriously?
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The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ

Jesus made a number of puzzling references to a future resurrection—puzzling, that is, if we try to reconcile them with the traditional view of heaven and hell.
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The Surprise Sayings of Jesus Christ

Many assume Jesus' statements in Mark 7 did away with the dietary restrictions recorded in the Old Testament. How should we understand Christ's words?
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The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ

Jesus stunned His listeners in proclaiming His own divine identity. But He went even further, quoting a verse that tells human beings, "You are gods." Indeed, as many passages show, God is a family.
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The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ

In the first part of answering this question, we examined Jesus' identity as the Christ. But what about the rest of Peter's statement, ". . . the Son of the living God"? We address that in this second part of...
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The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ

We know His name. But what does the title "Christ" mean? What did it signify to Jesus' contemporaries? What expectations did it invoke? Did Jesus of Nazareth meet them, and was He truly the Christ?
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The Surprising Sayings of Jesus Christ

If we are to understand the point of Jesus' teachings, message and mission, we need to be sure we understand the gospel—the good news—that He taught.