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The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Exorcising a Syro-Phoenician (Part Two)

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

Jesus did not often teach or heal Gentiles, as His work concentrated on the Jews. However, He made an exception for the Phoenician woman's daughter.

The Second Resurrection

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God has a timetable, carefully calculated to allow people to receive and respond to the truth at their best time for salvation, each in his own order.

The Proof of the Bible

Herbert W. Armstrong Booklet

We live in an age of skepticism. Is the Bible superstition or authority? Did you ever stop to PROVE whether the Bible is the inspired Word of God?

Lessons From Jesus at Nazareth

Sermonette by James C. Stoertz

Looking at the event where Jesus read from the Book of Isaiah to the congregation at Nazareth and then comparing important parallels with that congregation and today's church, we see it demonstrate lessons we should learn, such as not taking our own righteousness for granted by going into a rage when shown its shortcoming. Why do people get mad so easily? In Luke 4, all they in the synagogue flew into a rage when Jesus read the weekly portion of the Haftara to His local congregation. The way the Synagogue conducted the service was to read the Torah portion first, which was speculated to be Leviticus 25 on Jubilee, and a Haftara portion in which Jesus read Isaiah 61. Here we are shown the important insight that He cut into two the prophesied elements of His return, the redemption and healing that He brings to His people is the part he brings now, the vengeance will happen on a future date. While they initially were brought joy by His good news, the "defensive screen" appeared when He said they lacked faith and did not deserve the miracles because of that lack. Learning of their shortcomings, they soon devolved into attempted murder which shows us that even those who study God's word daily can fall into rage when their own righteousness is called into question.