Bill's Blurbs & Blogs

Are you whole yet? What is wholeness? Is it achievable in this life? In Matthew 1:21 we find the first place the Greek word sozo is used in the New Testament. Matthew 1:21 tells us what Jesus’ purpose for coming to the earth and becoming a man was. Later, we’ll look at what Jesus said when he announced the launch of his earthly ministry in Luke 4:18. Here is the Stongs’ Concordance NT #G4982 σώζω sōzō (sode'-zo) From a primary word σῶς sōs̄ (contraction for the obsolete

Part 1 of "Knowing God" — a short history of my journey with Jesus From about age 3 to age 33, I accumulated information about God. Some of it came from Sunday School and ministry leaders teaching from the Bible — mostly the KJV, which was a challenge for a child to understand. Looking back now, I'd say much of what I believed about God wasn't accurate. But one core belief about Jesus was true: He is the only begotten Son of God, born of a virgin, who lived a sinless life, di