Matthew 5 is entitled The Beatitudes by most translations. “One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,” (Matthew 5:1 NLT) Where did we leave off? “News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon...
from economic challenges to mass migration from other countries. On the religious front, the Catholic Church has decided to canonize another saint. However, this one differs
and the validity of God’s word. In fact, this exact feeling is held by not only many Christians today, but it was also in the thoughts of those only a few decades after Jesus left earth. Peter wrote
One book I read on Bible study strongly emphasized application. That’s good: Jesus said to be doers, not just hearers. This author recommended specific, measurable results. For instance, instead of saying “I need to pray more,” he advocated praying for a certain number of minutes, and ...
3Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life....
He went on to prophetically describe the Child’s future. Jesus would be both “a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for [God’s] people, Israel.” Then, speaking directly to Mary, Simeon describes a shadow that would accompany this Child’s life: “Behold, this Child is ...
“Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” John 11:40 “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:12-...
Jesus gave His life, His all, for you and me and lives forever and reigns on high You can take joy in what I tell you here, for the LORD will hear your every plea— His sons and daughters, yes, we are His heirs and takes us by His hand to lead us home. ...
Hebrews 4:14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. Let us “hold fast our confession”. It is a common refrain within the book of Hebrews, for the author uses the phrase “holding fast” ...
And when the lamb takes the scroll from the one who sits on the throne, the four creatures and the twenty-four elders fall down not before a lion. They fall down before the Lamb. Jesus conquered as a lamb. What’s our image of a winner? What’s our symbol of success? Maybe a lio...