# Jesus According To Jesus

> Pursuing and proclaiming Jesus according to Jesus.


## Posts

- [What Your Treasure Reveals.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/what-your-treasure-reveals/): October’s Wisdom Keys audit the heart through Jesus’ words about treasure, money, humility, stewardship, generosity, and seeking first the Kingdom of God.
- [What Did Jesus Mean by “Let the One Who Has No Sword Buy One”?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/what-did-jesus-mean-by-let-the-one-who-has-no-sword-buy-one/): Jesus was preparing His disciples for a hostile new phase in their mission, not commanding them to advance His Kingdom by violence. The events that follow interpret the saying: when a sword is used to defend Him, Jesus stops the attack and heals the wounded man.
- [The Greeks Who Wanted to See Jesus: The Outsiders Who Heard About the Grain of Wheat.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-greeks-who-wanted-to-see-jesus-the-outsiders-who-heard-about-the-grain-of-wheat/): Some Greeks who had come to worship at the festival approached Philip and said, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip told Andrew, and together they brought the request to Christ. The arrival of these outsiders signaled that interest in Jesus was reaching beyond Israel. Yet Jesus did not respond with a simple public introduction.
- [What Did Jesus Mean by “Do Not Give Dogs What Is Holy” and “Do Not Throw Your Pearls Before Pigs”?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/what-did-jesus-mean-by-do-not-give-dogs-what-is-holy-and-do-not-throw-your-pearls-before-pigs/): Jesus was not authorizing contempt for difficult people. He was commanding moral and spiritual discernment: sacred truth must be offered faithfully, but it must not be endlessly forced upon people who are determined only to mock, desecrate, or weaponize it.
- [Herod Antipas: The Curious Ruler Jesus Would Not Entertain.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/herod-antipas-the-curious-ruler-jesus-would-not-entertain/): Herod Antipas had heard about Jesus for a long time. He was the ruler who imprisoned and executed John the Baptist. When Pilate sent Jesus to him, Herod was pleased because he hoped to see a sign. Herod questioned Jesus at length. Jesus gave him no answer.
- [What Did Jesus Mean by Calling Religious Leaders “Whitewashed Tombs”?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/what-did-jesus-mean-by-calling-religious-leaders-whitewashed-tombs/): Jesus meant that impressive religious appearance can conceal spiritual death. His accusation targeted leaders whose public righteousness hid hypocrisy and lawlessness, making them dangerous precisely because they looked trustworthy.
- [Barabbas: The Guilty Man Released While Jesus Took His Place.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/barabbas-the-guilty-man-released-while-jesus-took-his-place/): Barabbas was imprisoned for rebellion and murder. He was not an innocent man trapped by misunderstanding. His guilt was public and serious. During the Passover custom, Pilate offered the crowd a choice between Barabbas and Jesus. Influenced by the leaders, the crowd demanded Barabbas and called for Jesus to be crucified.
- [What Did Jesus Mean by “You Clean the Outside of the Cup, but Inside You Are Full of Greed”?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/what-did-jesus-mean-by-you-clean-the-outside-of-the-cup-but-inside-you-are-full-of-greed/): Jesus was exposing religion that manages appearance while leaving desire untouched. External correctness cannot compensate for inward greed, self-indulgence, and moral corruption; cleansing must begin within.
- [Simon of Cyrene: The Passerby Compelled to Carry Jesus' Cross.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/simon-of-cyrene-the-passerby-compelled-to-carry-jesus-cross/): Simon came from Cyrene in North Africa and was passing by as Jesus was led to crucifixion. Mark identifies him as the father of Alexander and Rufus, suggesting his family later became known among Christians. Roman soldiers compelled Simon to carry Jesus' cross. He did not volunteer for a symbolic act of devotion. The encounter interrupted his plans through imperial force.
- [The Edge of Eternity.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-reality-of-eternity-according-to-jesus/): September’s Wisdom Keys confront readers with the reality of eternity: the soul, judgment, the narrow gate, and Jesus as the resurrection and the life.
- [What Did Jesus Mean by “Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit Will Not Be Forgiven”?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/what-did-jesus-mean-by-blasphemy-against-the-holy-spirit-will-not-be-forgiven/): Jesus was warning about a hardened, deliberate rejection of the Holy Spirit’s testimony to Him—so extreme that God’s liberating work is knowingly called satanic. The danger is not an accidental phrase or an intrusive thought, but persistent resistance to the very witness that leads to repentance.
- [The Centurion at the Cross: The Soldier Who Saw Who Jesus Was.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-centurion-at-the-cross-the-soldier-who-saw-who-jesus-was/): The centurion stood near the crucifixion as part of the Roman execution detail. He had likely seen condemned men die before. Jesus appeared to be another prisoner under imperial power. Darkness covered the land. Jesus cried out, breathed His last, and the temple curtain was torn. Matthew also records an earthquake and opened tombs.
- [What Did Jesus Mean by “The Kingdom of God Belongs to Such as These”?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/what-did-jesus-mean-by-the-kingdom-of-god-belongs-to-such-as-these/): Jesus declared that God’s Kingdom belongs to those who receive it as dependent recipients rather than entitled achievers. He also directly affirmed the worth and welcome of children whom His disciples treated as interruptions.
- [Joseph of Arimathea: The Hidden Disciple Who Stepped Forward After the Cross.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/joseph-of-arimathea-the-hidden-disciple-who-stepped-forward-after-the-cross/): Joseph of Arimathea was wealthy, respected, and a member of the council. Luke says he had not consented to the council's decision against Jesus. John describes him as a secret disciple because he feared the Jewish leaders. After Jesus died, Joseph did something public and dangerous. He went boldly to Pilate and requested the body.
- [What Did Jesus Mean by “Unless You Turn and Become Like Children”?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/what-did-jesus-mean-by-unless-you-turn-and-become-like-children/): Jesus was not praising childishness or innocence. He was demanding a reversal from status-seeking pride to the lowliness, dependence, and lack of social rank represented by a child in the ancient world.
- [So Who Is Jesus, According to Jesus?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/so-who-is-jesus-according-to-jesus/): A concluding reflection on Part 1: what Jesus progressively reveals about Himself through His own words, mission, authority, death, and resurrection.
- [The Rest Your Striving Cannot Give.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/rest-and-trust-according-to-jesus/): August’s Wisdom Keys call the weary to come to Jesus, take His yoke, trust the Father, and receive the rest that striving can never give.
- [All Authority Has Been Given to Me.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/all-authority-has-been-given-to-me/): The risen Jesus claims all authority, opens Scripture, sends repentance and forgiveness to all nations, and promises His presence to the end.
- [The King Comes to His Temple.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-king-comes-to-his-temple/): Jesus enters Jerusalem as King, confronts the temple, exposes fruitless religion, and forces the question of His authority.
- [The Son of Man Will Come.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-son-of-man-will-come/): Jesus speaks about coming judgment, the return of the Son of Man, watchfulness, and final accountability.
- [Who Do You Say That I Am?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/who-do-you-say-that-i-am/): Jesus brings His disciples to the central question: Who do you say that I am? His identity, cross, glory, and authority come into focus.
- [You Have Heard, But I Say.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/you-have-heard-but-i-say/): Jesus teaches with final authority in the Sermon on the Mount, exposing shallow righteousness and calling hearers to build on His words.
- [Who Then Is This?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/who-then-is-this-the-authority-of-jesus/): Jesus reveals authority over uncleanness, sin, demons, sickness, storms, and death, forcing the question: Who then is this?
- [The Risen Christ Who Opened the Scriptures.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-risen-christ-who-opened-the-scriptures/): A closing Passion Week article on the forty days after the resurrection, when Jesus opened the Scriptures, commissioned witnesses, promised the Spirit, and launched Gospel proclamation.
- [The Grave Could Not Hold the One Who Holds All Things.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-grave-could-not-hold-the-one-who-holds-all-things/): On Resurrection Sunday, the empty tomb reveals God's public verdict on Jesus: the crucified One is alive, Lord, and calling every heart to respond.
- [When the Word of Jesus Lies Buried.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/when-the-word-of-jesus-lies-buried/): On Holy Saturday, Jesus lies buried and His words are tested in silence, reminding us that the silence of God is not the absence of God.
- [The Kingdom Is at Hand.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-kingdom-is-at-hand/): Jesus begins His public ministry by announcing the kingdom, calling for repentance, gathering disciples, healing the sick, and confronting evil.
- [Behold the Man. Behold Your King. Behold Your Substitute.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/behold-the-man-behold-your-king-behold-your-substitute/): On Good Friday, Jesus stands condemned by human courts while revealing the place where justice and mercy meet: the cross of the crucified King and Substitute.
- [Will You Go, or Just Watch?](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/discipleship-missions-evangelism-according-to-jesus/): July’s Wisdom Keys confront passive faith with the command of the risen Jesus: follow, go, make disciples, bear witness, and trust His presence in the mission.
- [No One Takes His Life — He Gives It.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/no-one-takes-his-life-he-gives-it/): On Thursday of Passion Week, Jesus washes feet, gives the bread and cup, surrenders in Gethsemane, and shows that no one takes His life—He gives it.
- [Thirty Pieces of Silver or Everything You Have.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/thirty-pieces-of-silver-or-everything-you-have/): On Wednesday of Passion Week, Mary’s costly worship and Judas’s betrayal force the question every reader must answer: what is Jesus worth to you?
- [The Beloved Son in the Wilderness.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/beloved-son-in-the-wilderness/): Jesus’ baptism and temptation reveal Him as the beloved Son who identifies with sinners and obeys the Father where temptation presses hardest.
- [Passion Week Timeline: From Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/passion-week-timeline-from-palm-sunday-to-resurrection-sunday/): A concise Passion Week timeline tracing the major Gospel events from Jesus’ triumphal entry to His resurrection appearances.
- [The Son on Trial Becomes the Judge.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-son-on-trial-becomes-the-judge/): On Tuesday of Passion Week, Jesus turns the interrogation back on His questioners, revealing Himself as the Son, the Heir, and the rejected Cornerstone who judges every heart.
- [When Jesus Comes Looking for Fruit.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/when-jesus-comes-looking-for-fruit/): Monday of Passion Week is the day Jesus exposes religious appearance without real spiritual fruit and calls every hearer to genuine life in Him.
- [The King You Cannot Control.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-king-you-cannot-control/): Palm Sunday asks whether we want Jesus Himself, or only the version of Jesus that serves our expectations. The King has arrived—not on our terms, but on His.
- [The Condemned King.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/the-condemned-king/): Jesus stands condemned before human powers, speaks as King, forgives from the cross, and declares His saving work finished.
- [Welcome to Jesus According to Jesus.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/welcome-to-jesus-according-to-jesus/): A direct welcome to Jesus According to Jesus: no labels, no spin, just Jesus’ own words about meaning, sin, forgiveness, judgment, and eternal life.
- [Les premières paroles rapportées de Jésus : « La maison de mon Père ».](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/premieres-paroles-rapportees-de-jesus-maison-de-mon-pere/): Texte principal : Luc 2:41–52 Parole principale : « Ne saviez-vous pas qu’il faut que je sois dans la maison de mon Père ? » — Luc 2:49 Avant que Jésus ne prêche un seul sermon, ne guérisse les malades, ne chasse les démons, ne pardonne les péchés ou n’annonce sa mort et sa résurrection, […]
- [The First Recorded Words of Jesus: “My Father’s House”.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/first-recorded-words-of-jesus-luke-2/): What were the first recorded words of Jesus? Luke 2 shows Jesus in the temple at age twelve, already conscious of His Father’s house and mission.
- [This Is My Blood of the Covenant.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/this-is-my-blood-of-the-covenant/): At the Last Supper, Jesus explains His death as covenant blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
- [Setting His Face Toward Jerusalem.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/setting-his-face-toward-jerusalem/): Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem and confronts shallow faith, self-rule, money, status, and delay with a call to follow Him.
- [Coming to Jesus According to Jesus.](https://jesusaccordingtojesus.com/coming-to-jesus-according-to-jesus/): A clear, Gospel-centered guide for readers who have heard about Jesus and want the practical steps to come to Him according to Jesus’ own words.

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