The foundational path · 4 lessons
The good news,
from the beginning.
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and a light unto my path.” · Psalm 119:105, KJV
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Faith seeking understanding
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My Journey
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Teachings for Everyday Life
Discover Jesus' words in context, reflect on their meaning, and consider how to live them out with grace and truth.
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Matthew 6:25–34
Peace in Times of Worry
Jesus points to the birds and lilies as examples of God's care. Read the full passage and consider what it means to seek God's kingdom.
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The genealogy of Jesus · two Gospel accounts
My Family in
the Gospel Accounts
Matthew opens his Gospel by tracing My ancestry from Abraham. Luke places his list after My baptism and traces it back to Adam, ending with God. Explore each account in its own order, and read the family stories that surround the names.
The introduction uses first-person literary framing, not a quotation or new revelation from Jesus. The comparisons and profiles below are editorial study notes. Names follow the King James Version, so some spellings differ from modern translations.
From Abraham to Jesus
Matthew highlights Abraham, David, the Babylonian exile and Jesus the Messiah, organising the account into three groups of fourteen. The list is selective, not an unbroken modern birth register.
Read Matthew’s account ↗Explore Matthew’s full list
Matthew 1:16 names Joseph as Mary’s husband and Jesus as born from her. Mary is named in the text; she is not omitted from the family story simply because this display follows the main list’s sequence.
From Jesus back to Adam
Luke traces backwards through Joseph, Heli and David to Abraham and Adam. He qualifies Jesus’ relationship to Joseph and ends with a theological reference to God.
Read Luke’s account ↗Explore Luke’s full list
Luke ends with Adam, “which was the son of God.” God is not displayed as a human generation. Repeated names remain separate positions; the lists are not matched simply by name.
Why are the lists different?
Matthew proceeds through David’s son Solomon; Luke through Nathan. Matthew names Joseph’s father as Jacob, while Luke names Heli. The lists also differ in their length, surrounding names and literary setting.
Proposed explanations include legal and biological ancestry, levirate relationships and a genealogy through Mary. None is explicitly identified as the solution by both Gospel writers. Both accounts name Joseph; Luke does not expressly call his list Mary’s genealogy. Read the differences honestly rather than merging the lists into an apparently certain pedigree.
These displays follow narrative sequence, not a time scale. No precise birth dates are assigned to individual ancestors. The stages below are biblical historical settings; the dates and historicity of the earliest narratives are debated.
Many places · many communities · a shared history
Christian History
Trace selected events from the earliest Christian proclamation to a global community of churches. Explore the growth, disagreements, reform, failures and continuing search for faithful witness.
Editorial historical narration, not speech attributed to Jesus. This is a selective introduction, not an exhaustive history or a claim that one denomination represents the whole story. Approximate dates and periods are labelled. Source links identify biblical testimony, historical texts, research and institutional perspectives.
Love God · love your neighbour
The Ten Commandments
I taught that I had come to fulfil the Law and the Prophets. When asked about the greatest commandment, I spoke of love for God and love for neighbour. Read the commandments in their covenant setting, then explore how My recorded teaching addresses the heart and the life we share.
The introduction and “How I taught” sections are first-person Gospel retellings, not additional Scripture or newly revealed words of Jesus. Commandment headings and summaries are paraphrases; reflection prompts are editorial commentary.
Delivered before they were commanded
Exodus introduces the commandments with God’s rescue of Israel from Egypt. Deuteronomy recalls the covenant for a later generation. Read the full passages before the shorter summaries below; faithful interpretation begins with their setting, not isolated slogans.
A note on numbering and Christian interpretation
This page follows a common Reformed/Protestant grouping, separating the prohibition of idols and treating coveting as one commandment. Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran and other traditions group and number the text differently. The linked passages let you compare the whole text rather than assuming the numbers are universal.
Christian traditions also differ over aspects of the Law’s application, including Sabbath and sacred images. The Gospel connections below are grounded in cited passages; they are not a claim that every later theological question has been settled. Reflection and practice are responses to God’s grace, not a way to purchase it.
Called to be with Me · sent to serve
The Twelve Who
Walked With Me
I appointed twelve to be with Me and to be sent out. I taught them, corrected them, shared meals with them and called them to serve. Explore their journeys through the encounters recorded in the Gospels.
A first-person retelling based on the Gospel accounts; not additional Scripture or newly revealed words of Jesus. Narration paraphrases recorded words and actions, without inventing private thoughts. Source notes and reflection prompts are editorial commentary.
Understanding the Twelve and these stories
A disciple is a learner or follower; an apostle is one who is sent. Jesus had many disciples and chose twelve whom He named apostles. Their number recalls the twelve tribes of Israel. The profiles follow the original Twelve, including Judas Iscariot.
Some disciples have many recorded encounters; others are named mainly in lists and shared missions. Shorter profiles reflect that limited evidence. Names and later identifications are explained rather than silently combined. Later travel and death traditions are not presented as Gospel events.
Read the lists: Matthew 10:1–4 · Mark 3:13–19 · Luke 6:12–16 · Matthew 19:28 ↗.
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The Life of Jesus — Historical Timeline
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Know Him, learn from Him, and walk in His ways.
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