Why Does Jesus Sometimes Challenge Faith First? 5 Faith is often described as simple trust, but in the teachings of Jesus, faith is not always treated as something that grows in comfort. In many biblical accounts, Jesus appears to challenge faith first before delivering help, healing, or miracles. This pattern…
Why Is Faith Sometimes Weak Among the Disciples? 6 Faith is one of the central themes in the Gospels, yet even those closest to Jesus—the disciples—often struggled with fear, doubt, and spiritual weakness. This raises an important question: why is faith sometimes weak among the disciples, even when they witnessed…
6 What Does the Bleeding Woman Teach About Personal Faith? The story of the bleeding woman—also known as the woman with the issue of blood—is one of the most powerful examples of personal faith in the ministry of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel of Mark. Found in The Gospel…
What Does the Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith Show? The story of the Syrophoenician woman is one of the most powerful examples of faith, humility, and persistence in the New Testament. Found in Mark 7:24–30 and Matthew 15:21–28, this encounter between Jesus and a Gentile woman reveals deep spiritual truths about faith…
What Choked Some of the Seeds? – Meaning of the Parable of the Sower 5 Introduction The question “What choked some of the seeds?” comes from the well-known Parable of the Sower, taught by Jesus Christ in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This parable uses simple agricultural imagery…