Summary: In Luke 5, we learn about the amazing meaning of the word "Gospel," which means the good news about Jesus. In this story, Jesus meets three fishermen named Simon Peter, James, and John. He asks them to follow Him, and they become His very first disciples. A breathtaking moment occurs when Jesus helps Simon Peter catch an incredible number of fish. This miraculous event reveals Jesus' extraordinary powers. Because of this miracle, Simon Peter decides to follow Jesus after repenting his sins. Jesus tells Simon Peter and his friends, James and John, that instead of catching fish, they will now be "fishers of men," which means they will help share God’s love with others. This story shows us how Jesus started His important work of teaching and helping people! (Ava): What did Simon Peter do with all the fish? When the Bible says, "they left everything and followed Jesus" (v. 11), does it refer to all the fish they caught or their occupation as fis...
Question (Wesley): If Jesus is both a perfect human and a perfect God, did only his human side die on the cross or did both sides die?
ReplyDeleteAnswer: That's wonderful question Wesley! Only the perfect human side of Jesus died on the cross and not his divine side.
Question (Jeremy): How can we know for sure there's heaven and hell?
ReplyDeleteAnswer: Nobody
Question (Jeremy): Why did God give people free will if he knew they would sin and make him sad?
ReplyDeleteAnswer: What a great question Jeremy! This is one of the most difficult and most important question to answer in theology. Why did God give human being free will and the ability to sin and rebel against God? Here's one way to think about this issue. God gave human beings free will, so that we can have a loving relationship with him. Without free will, love is meaningless. Love would be forced and that's wouldn't be love. Love between God and human beings, and love between other human beings are possible only because we can genuinely choose to love or not to love.
Question (Emerson): Why did Jesus call God "his Father" if they were the same being at the beginning of time?
ReplyDeleteAnswer: That's a great question Emerson. The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the most important and hardest teachings in the Bible. God is triune, which means that there is only ONE GOD but he exists in 3 persons, The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each of them is God, but there are NOT 3 gods, but ONE GOD!
However, for the purpose of saving humanity from their sins, the Son of God (that is Jesus) took upon a subordinated role. He came to this earth as a human being, he took upon human flesh and he humbled himself and called "God the Father", his heavenly father. In his human nature, Jesus called God, His Father in heaven! This is also the way Christians should address God!
Question (Emerson): Why did God make our bodies the way they are? Do our eyes, nose, and ears look like him if we are made in his image?
ReplyDeleteAnswer: Another great question Emerson! When the Bible says that human beings are made in God's image, it does not mean in the physical or material image. God does not have a physical body or parts but he can take upon human form as it was in the case of Jesus. When the Bible says that human beings are made in God's image it means that we share certain traits and resemblances to God which allows us to have a relationship with Him. Like what, you ask? We possess a spiritual nature, an eternal soul, we have the ability to think, reason, and create that reflects God's wisdom and creativity, and we have an ability to rule and care for God's creation as God's representatives.