Again, Jesus clearly tells us who His friends are inJohn 15:14,You are My friendsifyou do whatever I command you.Is this not the very antitheses of the claim, "Jesus is a friend of sinners"? He says, in essence, you are not my friends if you are sinners, i.e., those who do...
That is, until one night, when another patron pulled him aside and told him to be careful. My friend and the patron had grown close, and the patron wanted to look out for him. There were grumblings among some of the others that my friend needed to “watch out.” This was, effectively...
Song: "Friend of Sinners (feat. Dan Haseltine)" Genre: Alternative / CCM/ Singer-Songwriter Album: No More Night Buy The Album: iTunes Release Date: May 31, 2019 **Song provided by Bryan J. Lautenbach and is used by permission. Worship Lullaby Song: "Doxology" Genre: Hymns / Children...
He is sovereign, He is all-knowing, and He has worked out a perfect plan for your life in order to get you safely to the new place we’re all heading to. This is the place of our permanent residence—the Celestial City! This was also our “9 Lessons and Carols” service; We told...
31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Jesus Questioned About Fasting 33 They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Phari...
30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the...
He saw Jesus as a friend of sinners who valued relationships above everything else, and he began to try to live as Jesus did. In the first part of the episode (02:14-06:39), Harvey describes himself as a kid who was always searching for life’s greater meaning. He was fascinated ...
such as bringing them eternal life or peace of mind and soul, but they forget Peter wasn’t addressing an individual, but “God’s chosen people”(1:1). They don’t consider that a primary purpose of living a holy life is to “…show sincere love to each other as brothers and sister...
Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance” (Luke 5: 29 – 32.) FAITHFUL THOUGHTS Those who had committed the greatest offenses were also the most ...
Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!” Jesus Arrested 47 While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from...