When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood…and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son… Your house and your kingdom will endure forever ...
Principle 2(Hebrews 7:1-3): Jesus is the king of righteousness, the king of peace, and is the “Son of God” because he shares the same nature and attributes as Yahweh—just like Melchisedec. This is why he is a better priest, and therefore the new covenant relationship with God is ...
In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus tells a chilling story about the importance of mercy and forgiveness. It presents a parable where a king forgives a servant’s enormous debt, but the servant fails to extend the same mercy to a fellow servant who owes him a much smaller amount. The king’s an...
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. Colossians 1:12-15 (NASB) God, after He spoke long ago ...
(Ephesians 1:19–20). This power keeps us enduring when we want to give up; it showcases God’s glory and brings lasting change. Because Paul relied on God’s provision, he accomplished more for the kingdom with his thorn than he could have without it. His greatest strength lay in ...
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Read more at https://www.wnd.com/2018/...
the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”The “him” is Jesus. He alone is worthy of all honor to follow Who will lead us to green pastures and the Kingdom Come. The problem of following one’s own wishes is our wants and wishes issue from the transgression of the old ...
b. Matthew 11:12 KJV –“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.” c. Stephen was stoned. d. The Apostles died terrible deaths. e. Mark 13:13 KJV –“And ye shall be hated of all men for my ...
Jesus' preaching of the Kingdom of God picked up from where his cousin John the Baptist left off: Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand.
I do the same thing as the people who plot against the Lord’s anointed. I want all the blessings and benefits of the kingdom, but I don’t want to listen to the instruction of the King. When Jesus says love your neighbor as yourself it can feel to me like a chain. Whose my nei...