New Testament

In the days following the ascension of Jesus, the disciples returned to Jerusalem and gathered in an upper room, where they devoted themselves to prayer and fellowship. They waited for the promised Holy Spirit, as instructed by Jesus. During this time, they also addressed the need to replace Judas Iscariot, ultimately choosing Matthias as his successor. Their actions reflected a period of preparation and unity as they awaited the next phase of their mission.

Jehovah God is the origine of a man and a woman being joined to be as one, which is called being married. Genesis 2: 24 reads: " That is why a man will leave his father and mother and he will stick to his wife, and they will become one flesh (or as one.)

Jesus confirmed that those yoked together in marriage should be " male and female. Read Matthwe 19: 4

Men and women are designed to complement each other so they may be capable of satisfying each other's emotional and sexual needs and of providing children.

A Chrsitian is a follower of Jesus Christ, which means to live up to His Father's requirements and meeting their emotional and sexual needs.

1 Corinthians 7: 28 shows that. "those comtemplating marriage need to have a realistic view of both blessing and cost of being married.

When God united the first man and woman in marriage, there was no indication that the union would be only tempory. Adam and Eve were to be together for life..

Only gross sexual immorality on the part of one or both mates provides Scriptural grounds for divorce with the possibiliity of remarriage, according to Matthew 5: 32.

So to answer your question which is : Is Christian celibacy Bible based. The answer is no, without a shadow of a doubt. Man and woman were meant to be a couple in marriage, as the Scriptures above have shown.

In Ecclesiastes 3:19-20, it describes that when people (& even animals) die, they return "to the dust" a.k.a. break down to the bare elements they were created from and cease to exist. The same thing was told to Adam in Eden after he and Eve sinned. (Genesis 3:19) During this breakdown process, the person knows/feels nothing; completely unconscious. (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6 & 10)

So who does go to Heaven? The Bible states that only 144,000 people, all who are chosen by Jehovah God and Jesus, will be going to Heaven. (Revelation 14:1-4) That begs the obvious questions: Does that mean that there will only ever be 144,000 righteous people? If not, what happens to everyone else that was righteous? What about those that died who knew nothing about any of this?

The rest of the righteous people throughout history that have died, along with all that died with no knowledge of Jehovah and His principles or the Christ (a.k.a. "the unrighteous") will be resurrected to life on Earth in the future. (Acts 24:15; John 5:28-29) This was made possible by the sacrifice that Christ had made when he died for the sins of all people. (John 3:16) The Earth that people will be brought back to life on will be perfect, devoid of evil people (& even Satan) that cause problems today. (Psalms 37:10, 11, 28 & 29) Even death itself during that time will no longer be an issue, along with anything else that causes people grief. (Revelation 21:4)

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

Satan the Devil, is the chief Adversary of Jehovah God. Jesus said at John 8:44, " .....he did not stand fast in the truth, because truth is not in him. When he speaks the lie, he speaks according to his own disposition, because he is a liar and the father of the lie." Another reason is that the Devil uses deception to increase his influence.​—2 Corinthians 11:14 mentions, "And no wonder, for Satan himself keeps disguising himself as an angel of light." He is a wicked spirit that was cast down to the earth along with his followers the Demons. (Revelation 12:9) (New World Translation of the Holy Spirit)

The prophecy of Sian refers to a narrative element typically found in fantasy or speculative fiction, often involving a foretold event or individual who is destined to bring about significant change or fulfill a pivotal role in the story. It may encompass themes of destiny, struggle, and the quest for identity. The specifics can vary widely depending on the context in which it is referenced, including character journeys and the broader implications for the world they inhabit.

The Gospel that has the symbol of its evangelist as an eagle is the Gospel of John. This symbol is often associated with John due to the high theological perspective and the emphasis on the divinity of Christ found in his writings. The eagle represents the soaring nature of John's insights and his focus on the heavenly aspects of Jesus' mission.

Fortune tellers are people who are in contact with evil spirits, and here is what the Bible has to say about such practise in the Book of Deuteronomy 18: 10-14, where God explains that anyone who practices divination, magic, consulting of spirit medium or fortune tellers or anyone inquiring the dead, that it is detestable to Him .

Verses 12, 13 reads. " For whoever does these things is destestable to Jehovah God, and on account of these detestable practices Jehovah your God is driving them away before you . You should prove yourself blameless before Jehovah your God."

Most people would like to know what out future holds, and the best person to give us the accurate answer is the Creator of mankind. The Bible is a letter from God according to 2 Timothy 3: 16,17 and beneficial for our teachings and setting things straight.

The practice of astrology and fortune-telling implies that our future is predetermined. But is it ? The Bible tells us that we have the ability to choose what we believe or what to do and that our choices affect our future.

The Bible is the only Book that can tells us accurately about our past, present and future.

Promises that will come true are :

God will bring to an end wars. Read Psalm 46: 9.

No more sickness. Read Isaiah 33. 24

No more food shortage. Read Psalm 72: 16

No more sorrow and death. Read Revelation 21: 4

Jehovah described in the Bible as the God " who cannot lie." Read Titus 1: 2.

Since he has promised all these wonderful things for the furure, it would be prudent on our part to consider: Is it really possible for humans to live forever in the promised earthly Paradise. Read John 17: 3

Psalm 115: 16 reads. " As for the heavens, they belong to Jehovah, but the earth He has given to the sons of men.

Psalm 37: 29 reads. " The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it". That opportunity was offered to Adam and Eve. Read Genesis 2: 15-17. But they made their choice to listen to another voice. Read Genesis 3: 1-5 . Satan promised them that they would be like God in verse 4. Well ! That did not happen, did it?

But there is one thing that we can understand is: The god-like complex is all over the world today. 1 John 5: 19 reads: " The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one. And Revelation 12: 9 describes the wicked one in these words. " The original serpent , the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth."

So there are only two influences. The accurate knowledge of God or the misleading influence and practice in astrology, fortune-telling and many other supernatural knowledge that can be read in magazines and newspapers.

There is no hell or heaven for human beings. They are only for spirits. Spirits are separate elements. I guess that the heaven is just the sky and hell is the prison for spirits. Good spirits are free to go anywhere in the sky but bad spirits are put in prison for certain years. I guess that certain evil spirits are destroyed completely. Spirits' lifetime is limited. If what they (spirits) have said is true, they live approximately for 400 to 500 years. This is close to the Indian Hindu's belief that a human being has seven births. That means Hindus believe in reincarnation but I don't.

God's direct intervention in individuals' affairs is very rare. God doesn't watch each and every human being at the same time and cannot live with each and everyone to guide them. These works are done by the spirits. God had created different kinds of spirits for various purposes. He had made the spirits to watch, guide and determine the destiny of the human beings from their daily activities, talks and thoughts too. Your past determines your present and your present determines your future. God has given freewill to all creatures including human beings. According to this, all human beings have all right to live a life as they wish. But if it happens to be bad and hurts someone, they have to face the consequences. These consequences are created by spirits. It's a natural system. After death no one lives in any form. Heaven and hell are only for spirits, not for human beings. God is a mystery even to the spirits. Spirits are not eternal beings but their lifetime is long. Spirits are separate elements. A human being during his/her lifetime is living with many spirits which have joined one by one since birth. They are knowledge, skills, feelings, emotions, instincts, interests and everything. Further there will be always some spirits with you on behalf of your parents, friends, relatives and Gods you believe. Only these spirits make you remember them in a certain situations. All of these spirits are your consciousnesses and memories. Even thoughts are not your own. For example, when you want to take a decision on a subject, one after another the spirits think and you just listen, choose or reject the ideas which they transmit to your mind through your brain in the form of thoughts. A mind is a group/formation of many spirits which have joined one by one since birth. A mind is just like a computer's mind. After the computer is completely destroyed you will not get its mind. The same is the case with the human beings. A brain is a device used by the spirits to control the body and mind. (A senior spirit or a chief can control other spirits) A human being doesn't have a spiritual body. Soul is an energy needed for the functionality of a body. It is not a spirit or anything else. A body's functionality is based on the auto mechanism. After death all spirits which accompanied a person quit and go to different places searching new bodies. No one lives after death in any form. All human beings are just robots made of flesh and bones and toys of the spirits for their games.

The phrase "the Son of Man lifted up" refers to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, as described in the New Testament. In John 3:14, it parallels the Old Testament story of Moses lifting up the serpent in the wilderness, symbolizing salvation through faith. Jesus' being "lifted up" signifies His sacrificial death, which ultimately leads to the salvation of humanity through His resurrection. This event emphasizes the belief in Jesus as the Messiah and the importance of faith in Him for eternal life.

Jesus inspires Zacchaeus by showing him unconditional love and acceptance, despite his status as a tax collector, often viewed as a sinner in society. When Jesus chooses to stay at Zacchaeus' home, it signifies that everyone is worthy of redemption and grace. This encounter prompts Zacchaeus to repent and change his ways, demonstrating how Jesus' compassion can transform lives and inspire individuals to seek a better path. Through this interaction, Jesus exemplifies the power of forgiveness and the potential for personal transformation.

The massacre of the innocents, as described in the Gospel of Matthew, reflects King Herod's notorious reputation for brutality and paranoia. Herod, fearing the prophesied threat to his throne posed by the birth of Jesus, ordered the execution of all male infants in Bethlehem. This act aligns with his historical record of ruthlessness, including the elimination of potential rivals, including members of his own family. Overall, the massacre underscores Herod's tyrannical nature and his willingness to commit heinous acts to maintain power.

Jesus said it himself in the Bible that "I and my father are one" so whatever God possess He possess.

Jesus was invested by the Holy Spirit by turning His soul in the direction of God. When you consider Jesus, you can say this is God, you can say He is the image of God, you can say the Holy Spirit is reflected in Him, and you can say He is a son of man, the child of Mary and Joseph.

Jesus let people know that he was the way to get people close to Jehovah God, enabling them to establish a relationship with Him. He was "the way and the truth and the life". (John 14:6) He was "the truth" in the sense that what was prophesied about him through the centuries was proven true. He was "the way" in the sense that he was necessary to communicate with Jehovah, both as a mediator (1 Timothy 2:5) and a means of mankind's sins being covered through his sacrifice. (1 John 2:1-2) Jesus was "the life" in that if a person exercised faith in his sacrifice, they could attain the life that Adam lost-Eternal life. (John 3:16)

There were also times when Jesus let people know he was the Son of Jehovah God (Matthew 16:15-17), as well as his role of Messiah. (John 4:25-26)

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

Jesus explained the parables to the disciples privately to provide them with deeper spiritual insights and understanding that the broader crowd might not grasp. This selective revelation emphasized the importance of faith and the willingness to seek deeper truths. Additionally, it allowed the disciples to grow in their understanding and prepare them for their future roles in spreading Jesus' teachings. The use of parables also served to provoke thought and reflection among listeners, while maintaining a level of mystery for those not truly seeking to understand.

Jesus' life was mainly focussed on preaching about God's kingdom to come, that he told us to pray for in Matthew 6: 9,10

God's kingdom is the government that will undo all the harm that millenniums of human rule have done.

The good news is that God's kingdom will provide a perfect health for all those who take their stand for His government. Peace and security, and a clean environment for ou rbeautiful planet. Which no human government is capable of providing, because it does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step. As confirmed in Jeremiah 10: 23.

Human were not created to rule themselves. They do a poor job of governing other people and solving their problems.

2'000 years ago Jehovah God sent his most precious Son to redeem the human race from the curse of sin and death and to undo the damage caused by Satan. Read John 3: 16; 1 John 3: 8.

So to answer your question, which is " Why is term gospel applied to Jesus' life?

The answer is: He was the only one that could play that role in God's goal to restore paradise on earth. A perfect life that was lost through Adam's choice to no longer live up to God's standards. And a perfect life that lived up to God's standards that Jesus has proved by his obedience to God.

1Corinthians 8: 6 reads: " There is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him.

Jesus was sent on earth 2'000 years ago to redeem the human race from the curse of sin and death and to undo the damage caused by Satan. Read John 3: 16; 1 John 3: 8

The ransom that was paid for us, is by Jesus' sacrifice.

From a historical and scholarly standpoint, the answer is no — none of the New Testament authors can be shown to have met Jesus during his lifetime. The gospels and epistles were written decades after Jesus’ death, and the texts themselves give no indication that their authors were eyewitnesses. In fact, the earliest gospel (Mark) appears around 70 CE, roughly forty years after the crucifixion, and it is anonymous. Matthew and Luke both copy Mark extensively, which strongly suggests they were not eyewitnesses; if Matthew had personally followed Jesus, he would not need to rely on someone else’s account. This aligns with what scholars note on the page you’re viewing: the “Matthew” who wrote the gospel was not the disciple Matthew and did not personally know Jesus .

The Gospel of John is the only one that later church tradition tried to link to an eyewitness, but modern scholarship overwhelmingly rejects that attribution. The text is written in advanced Greek, contains highly developed theology, and refers to its source (“the disciple whom Jesus loved”) in the third person — all signs of a later author writing within a community, not an eyewitness writing directly. Outside the gospels, the rest of the New Testament is written by figures like Paul, who explicitly states he never met Jesus during his earthly life and only knew him through visions and revelations.

So while Christian tradition later attached apostolic names to these writings, historians and textual scholars agree: the New Testament documents were composed by later followers of the movement, not by people who personally walked with Jesus.

The announcement of the Gospel to the world is called the good news.

The good news is all about God's kingdom ( government ) to come, where God's will, will be done as in heaven also on earth, according to Matthew 6: 9,10.

It means that God's kingdom will undo all the harm that millenniums of human rule have done.

It will provide a perfect health for all those who take the stand for God's government, peace and security, and a clean environment for our beautiful planet.

Psalms 37: 29 shows that the righteous ones will possess the earth and that they will live forever on it.

Here are a few Scriptures to be considered according to God's promise. Read Isaiah 33: 24; 54: 13; Micah 4. 4; John 17: 3.

According to the Scripture from the Book of Job 34: 12 which reads. " For a certainty, God does not act wickedly; "

James 1: 13 reads. " When anyone under trial, let no one say: " I am being tried by God. " For with evil things God cannot be tried, nor does he himself try anyone." Which means that we can be certain that the trials we face are not punishment from God. Such belief has pushed people away from God.

Death was brought upon mankind due to the choice of our proginitors, Adam and Eve, confirmed in Romans 5: 12 in these words. " Through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because they had all sinned.

The meaning of the word "SIN" is miss the goal. The goal that mankind has missed is God's purpose for mankind, which was everlasting life, which was offered to Adam in Genesis 2: 17.

However, God is impartial and holds out the possibility of salvation to all sinful humans having faith in Jesus' ransom sacrifice. Read Romans 1: 16,17.

Death is and has always been something that God considers to be an enemie. and God has lovingly made provision to repair it, by means of the resurrection. Read John 5: 24-26.

John 17: 3 reads. " This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ." Getting to know someone means, becoming better acquainted with. It may include the thought of making an ongoing effort to a deepening personal relationship with God's standards.

So to answer your question: It is not God that has brought death on mankind. But it is mankind who is resposible for the choices that they made and continue to make.

God has paid a high price 2'000 years ago when he gave his only begotten Son as a ransom to redeem the human race from the curse of sin and death and to undo the damage caused by Satan. Read John 3: 16; 1 John 3: 8.

Genesis chapter 3 is mankind's history. And Psalm 37: 29 shows what our future holds, in these words. " The righteous will possess the earth, And they will forever on it. So we all have the choice to either choose to please God and live up to His standrds, that Adam and Eve have failed to do, with the outcome to live forever on earth.

Revelation 21: 4 reads. " And God will wipe every tear from our eyes, and death will be no more."

Ecclesiastes 3: 13 outlines that life is a GIFT from God for us to enjoy it forever and that God did not create our planet for it to be destroyed.

Isaiah 45: 18 reads. " For this is what Jehovah says. The creator of the heavens, the true God, The One who formed the earth, its Maker who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, but formed it to be inhabited: " I am Jehovah, and there is no one else."

Death is something that will no longer exist according to God's promise

The meaning of the word " GOSPLE " is the Good News. The good news is that God's kingdom ( government )that Jesus told us to pray for in Matthew 6: 9,10 is the government that will undo all the harm that millenniums of human rule have done.

It will provide: a perfect health for all those who take their stand for God's government. Peace and security and a clean environment. Which is what no human government can provide. Read Revelation 19: 15, 17, 18.

Wicked people will be removed. Read Proverbs 2: 22. And Satan and the demons will be unabe to mislead the nations anymore. Read Revelation 20: 3, 10.

For the moment the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one according to 1 John 5: 19, and Revelation 12:9 helps us to understand who is the wicked one, in these words. " The original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire earth.

That does not mean that we have to fall prey to Satan's tricks. The Bible is a letter from God, and is beneficial for setting things straight, so that we may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work, confirmed in 2 Timothy 3. 16,17. It is the way that God has chosen to communicate with mankind.

The Bible has the life-saving message that can be found no where else. John 17: 3 reads. " This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ. That is where our focus should be.

God has paid a high price by sending his only begotten Son, 2'000 years ago, to redeem the human race from the curse of sin and death and to undo tha damage caused by Satan. Read John 3: 16.

1 John 3: 8 reads: The one who practices sin originates with the Devil, because the Devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God ( Jesus Christ ) was made manifest, to break up the works of the Devil."

Psalm 37: 29 shows what our future holds for those who take their stand for God's government, expressed in thses words. " The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it. Which has always been God's purpose, when he created mankind, and is confirmed in Genesis 2: 15-17.

Adam had the choice between life and death, emphasized in verse 17. Adam knew that if he did not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and bad he will not die. Genesis chapter 3 and Romans 5: 12 is mankind's history.

The good news is God's kingdom to come, where God's will, will take place, as in heaven also on earth. Read Matthew 6: 9,10

Mark portrays Jesus as a servant to emphasize His role in fulfilling God's mission through humility and self-sacrifice. This servant motif highlights Jesus' actions, such as healing the sick and caring for the marginalized, showcasing His commitment to serving others rather than seeking power or status. By depicting Jesus in this way, Mark underscores the idea that true greatness in God's kingdom is found in serving others. This perspective invites readers to adopt a similar attitude of service in their own lives.

Jesus' command to his followers to preach and teach others the truths of the scriptures (Matthew 28:19-20) was given to all of them, including women. There are a number of women that were Christians mentioned in the Bible, even ones that were actively preaching to others. A noteworthy example would be Priscilla, who worked along with her husband in the ministry. (Romans 16:3)

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

Thomas Didymus, also known as Thomas the Apostle, is traditionally believed to have been martyred in India. According to various accounts, he was killed by being pierced with a spear, which is often depicted in Christian art. His death is thought to have occurred around 72 AD, and he is venerated as a martyr in many Christian traditions. The specifics of his martyrdom, however, vary across different historical sources and traditions.

No, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin are not a couple. They are both political journalists and have collaborated professionally, particularly known for their work on political commentary and analysis. Their relationship is one of professional colleagues rather than a romantic partnership.