Warren Nozaki Apologetics, Bible, Christ, Spiritual Warfare

The Son of God battles Satan in the Desert: Jesus Victorious

Christ in the Wilderness - Ivan Kramskoy, 1872 Deserts are places of solitude. Very few people traverse these arid, rocky, and barren places. But the desert wilderness of the lower Jordan valley is where the Son of God faces off against Satan. Jesus being “full of the Holy Spirit” was “led by the Spirit in … Continue reading The Son of God battles Satan in the Desert: Jesus Victorious

Warren Nozaki Apologetics, Bible, Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Theology

The Son of God battles Satan in the Desert: Jesus’ Temptation

Temptation of Christ-Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld, 1860 Luke tells us that “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil” (Lk. 4:1-2).[1] The very idea of Jesus experiencing temptation invokes the question: Did Jesus Christ really experience … Continue reading The Son of God battles Satan in the Desert: Jesus’ Temptation

Warren Nozaki Apologetics, Baptism, Bible, Holy Spirit

What is the Baptism with the Holy Spirit and Fire?

St. John the Baptist Preaching by Mattia Preti - 1665 John the Baptist preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. He also taught of the greater one to come who would baptize with Holy Spirit and fire. What was this baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins and the baptism of … Continue reading What is the Baptism with the Holy Spirit and Fire?

Warren Nozaki Apologetics, Bible, Christ

Luke 1:1-4 — Good News Worth Sharing  

It is AD 59.[1] Luke the beloved physician (Col. 4:14) writes a gospel to Theophilus, a man connected to the community of Christ with questions about what he had been taught concerning the central message of Christianity.[2] The third Gospel begins: Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have … Continue reading Luke 1:1-4 — Good News Worth Sharing