Why did Jesus tell people to make offerings in the Temple? Why did Paul call himself a Pharisee? The Bible’s answer might surprise you.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more ...

3 So Judas, procuring a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees ... But Jesus gave no answer. 10 Pilate therefore said to him, "You will not speak to me?

This understanding is evident in Jesus response to the Pharisees’ question regarding ... not a commitment of life and love. Many people speak of "making love," without realizing we cannot ...

For instance, Jesus speaks about the blessing of being persecuted because of his pointing to a great reward in heaven (5:11-12). Jesus’s instruction requires his people to be distinct from the ...

The Sunday lectionary reading for the Third Sunday before Lent in Year C is Luke 6.17–26, this gospel's version of the ...

When Jesus was walking through Jericho, he attracted a large crowd. In the crowd was a man named Zacchaeus who was short of ...

There is a place for the right kind of rebellion, resistance and nonconformity: The 60s and 70s were a time of radical social ...

Additionally, this speaks to ... The Pharisees criticized him, but he responded, “Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ I have come not to call the righteous, but sinners.