Wilderness Temptations

Wilderness Temptations

What was Jesus meditating on when he was in the wilderness for 40 days? It is speculation, but I like to think he was quoting Deuteronomy to himself and preparing for his public ministry. Why? Because when faced with the temptations, he only q…

Why Satan allowed Jesus to be killed?

Why did Satan allow Jesus to be killed?

1 Corinthians 2:8 says:

the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for
if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of
glory

Mark 8:31-33 says:

He then began to teach them that the Son of Man m…

Question about translation of Romans 4:9

Question about translation of Romans 4:9

In church this morning, I stumbled across Romans 4:9 in my bilingual English/Spanish NIV/NVI Bible, and was puzzled by the Spanish translation of this verse.1 (Emphasis added for sake of comparison)

In English, the text reads:

Is thi…