Feb 3, 2022 · Now, I can make some pretty good guesses, but, for the most part, we cannot know for sure what the mindset of the apostles was before Jesus was resurrected. There are some …

Those who deny Jesus’ deity say that the apostles taught that Jesus is God’s supreme creation, and that the Father alone is the eternal God. So, to clarify their beliefs about Jesus, we will …

These passages pose a thought-provoking question: If Jesus was physically raised from the dead, why did His disciples occasionally fail to identify Him? In the broader narrative of the Gospel …

Jan 21, 2026 · First, even though Jesus had predicted that He would rise again on the third day, the disciples did not fully understand (Mark 9:32), because clearly they were not looking for …

Oct 14, 2019 · The tradition that the disciples doubted that Jesus was raised from the dead – even though they have seen him – is in every Gospel that has resurrection appearances (i.e., …

The point is clear: Although the apostles and early Church referred to God the Father as the one God, they understood that Jesus was also a member of the Godhead—the God family.

Apr 6, 2023 · After His death and resurrection, they received messages telling them He was alive, but they refused to consider the truth. Here are 4 reasons why they doubted the reports.

Dec 3, 2024 · The apostles showed significant differences in understanding and interpreting Jesus’ resurrection. In John 20:24-25, Thomas demanded physical proof of Jesus’ return, …

Apr 22, 2025 · Because the disciples didn’t understand what Jesus meant, after His death, they didn’t expect Him to be resurrected, and when He did, they didn’t initially believe the news.

Apr 4, 2011 · There are several lines of evidence captured by theologian Norman Geisler in his book, Systematic Theology, Volume 2, that point to the fact that Jesus’s disciples did indeed …