Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount during his ministry in Galilee, a region in northern Israel. The exact location is not specified in the Gospel of Matthew, but it is traditionally believed to have been on a hillside near the Sea of Galilee. ...
Don't hide your testimony or be ashamed to take your Bible to work. Don't be afraid to pray over your lunch at school. Let others know that you love the Lord Jesus. 2. Take Light Where It’s Dark Jesus describes what we are in this passage - the light of the world, not the...
Jesus Christ. TheBook of Revelationdescribes those in heaven as the ones who “have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” These are the ones whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
This truth applies not only to the oppressors but also to the oppressed. The great powers of this world will not be able to prevail against God to keep him from delivering his own, but neither are the people of God able to save themselves. The last phrase of the verse underlines ...
One of the most famous of the sayings of Jesus, and perhaps the most widely mocked, is the Lord's assertion, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5). What is a meek person like? The adjective meek describes aperson who is willing to go along with ...
“No man hath seen God at any time.” The main claim the Bible makes is that the god it describes as God is the only Living God. And it is only this God who has supernatural power for no other gods have any power whatsoever. “There are no other gods besides Me and you shall not...
It describes a fire which burns without interruption; it is an enduring fire which none can extinguish no matter how hard they might try. It is important to notice here, however, that it is the fire that Jesus describes as enduring, NOT that which is cast into it. To try and transfer ...
The followers of Jesus begin to see their lives move from the self to Jesus. A mindful perspective of more of You and less of me (John 3:30). The Bible, His Word becomes a shield for the redeemed life. Jesus wants every life to glorify Him. He knew that not everyone would accept ...
Sermon on the Mount E32 – In his fourth teaching on relationships and conflict in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus encourages his listeners to ask God for what they need. Because the three previous teachings don't directly tell us how to respond in specif
[pre-incarnate Jesus] to spare the city from destruction if a few [50 down to 10] righteous people could be found there. But the great tragedy is that after all that love and mercy, only Lot and his family would be saved. The Sodomites were guilty of many sins because they were ...