On one hand, Jesus said little politically. Yet Jesus did not hold back in his accusations about the religious leaders and the power they wielded … authority given to them by the Roman government. In Jesus’ eyes, these religious leaders were supposed to be shepherding, caring for the people...
It just makes them a “whitewashed tomb.” There has been no heart change. And this is what God is after. A heart in love with Him and an embrace of “grace only” living because of all Jesus did for us. Better behavior can be a sham, and there is no person who would be most...
Think about it: Two far-from-perfect people are covenanting their life together based on no matter what they have done in the past, no matter what happens in the future, in sickness and health, and for better or worse until they die. What a beautiful picture of Jesus Christ (the groom...
I am asking you now what did Jesus say about the Old testament ? by God you don't know! you just heard people telling you that this is the law of Moses and it doesn't apply to you Christians but when I am asking you what did Jesus say about it ? finish. you no nothing. I wi...
When Jesus was asked what was the greatest commandment of all, he quoted this text (Matt 22:37-38). Deuteronomy 6:5 tn The verb אָהֵב (ʾahev,“to love”) in this setting communicates not so much an emotional idea as one of covenant commitment. To love the Lord is ...
The purpose of John the Baptist was to prepare the way for the ministry of Jesus. One of the ways he did this was by calling the people of Israel back to God through repentance: Matthew 3:2: “and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’” Then, when Jesus ...
Jesus repeatedly said that He came not to speak his own words but the words of His Father, and He always referred to Scripture. What I mean to say here is that Jesus did not make anything up himself. Whatever He spoke about was quoted from the prophets, as mentioned also last week whe...
Of course, we know from Jewish history that this repentance did not last long, for very soon after Jesus began his ministry, many of the Jews reverted back to their old ways of living, and ended up rejecting Christ as the Messiah, and this led them deeper and deeper into sin, until in...
Many things in life rob us from joy - loss of a loved one, sickness, relationship struggles, and a host of other problems can cause us to lose our daily joy. Paul is reminding the Christians in Philippi, and us today, to find our joy in Jesus - our constant, steadfast hope. ...
Jesus heals, and I’ve heard of THOUSANDS of healings. Google these names, and if you can go to anywhere on thier itinerary; go! Todd White, Randy clark, Bill Johnson, Bobby Conner, John Arnott, Global Awakening….. 4th stage cancer; healed. Reply April 26, 2016 at 4:01 PM Thank ...