Study Desk

"I am the God worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." He isn't the God of the dead, but of the living.

Jesus answered: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.

And anyone who swears by the temple also swears by God, who lives there.

You Pharisees and teachers are show-offs, and you're in for trouble! You give God a tenth of the spices from your garden, such as mint, dill, and cumin. Yet you neglect the more important matters of the Law, such as justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the important things you should have done, though you should not have left the others undone either.

If God doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of God's chosen ones, he will make the time shorter.

Then Jesus said, "Those people will be punished forever. But the ones who pleased God will have eternal life."

Jesus picked up a cup of wine and gave thanks to God. He then gave it to his disciples and said, "Take this and drink it.

This is my blood, and with it God makes his agreement with you. It will be poured out, so that many people will have their sins forgiven.

But Jesus did not answer. So the high priest said, "With the living God looking on, you must tell the truth. Tell us, are you the Messiah, the Son of God?"

"That is what you say!" Jesus answered. "But I tell all of you, ‘Soon you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right side of God All-Powerful and coming on the clouds of heaven.'"

The high priest then tore his robe and said, "This man claims to be God! We don't need any more witnesses! You have heard what he said.

He trusted God, so let God save him, if he wants to. He even said he was God's Son."

Then about that time Jesus shouted, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you deserted me?"

He isn't here! God has raised him to life, just as Jesus said he would. Come, see the place where his body was lying.

This is the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

It began just as God had said in the book written by Isaiah the prophet, "I am sending my messenger to get the way ready for you.

So John the Baptist showed up in the desert and told everyone, "Turn back to God and be baptized! Then your sins will be forgiven."

After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and told the good news that comes from God.

He said, "The time has come! God's kingdom will soon be here. Turn back to God and believe the good news!"

"Why would he say such a thing? He must think he is God! Only God can forgive sins."