theology

What is the cause of the "greater sin" in John 19:11?

What is the cause of the "greater sin" in John 19:11?

In Jesus’ conversation with Pilate in John 19:11, responding to his question, “Don’t you know that I have the authority….to crucify you?” Jesus answers:

“You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from abov…

Were tongues for believers or unbelievers?

Were tongues for believers or unbelievers?

1 Corinthians 14:

22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.

Tongues were for unbelievers and not for believers. Only 4 verses later:

26b When you co…

Isaac’s Blessing of His Sons

Isaac’s Blessing of His Sons

Let’s first mention several verses of the Book of Genesis:

Isaac loved Esau, because he was fond of game; but Rebekah loved Jacob. (Gen. 25:28)
When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath d…