New American BibleWhat more could be done for my vineyard that I did not do? Why, when I waited for the crop of grapes, did it yield rotten grapes? New Revised Standard VersionWhat more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it? When I expected it to yield ...
but what the original audience heard and understood Jesus to be saying. This means that if you want to understand these parables, you must get into the mindset of the original audience by seeking to understand their times and culture, how they read the Hebrew Bible, and what sort of concern...
The blessingof the Lord being upon Him, He does not fail. [869] This is the beauty of the King of Israel, Whom God hath chosen, to set Him over the house of Israel to rule it.' [870] Thus invincible, not by outward might, but in His God, He will bring His people the ...
God is using Matt as a voice for His word to be heard to release the message of His glory so that people would hear and be set free. The Bible says that people perish for lack of knowledge. But the opposite of that is people getting the knowledge and revelation, and then they begin...
It’s not about going to church. It’s not about spouting Bible verses orreligious cliches. It’s about him. Start with him, with Jesus. Talk with him like youwould a friend, as if he’s really there and is really listening—because he is. Pick up a Bible and start reading the ...
1.) Sounding the Shofar One of the famous traditions of Rosh Hashanah is blowing on a ram’s horn trumpet called a shofar. Why is a shofar blown on Rosh Hashanah? The shofar is blown because the Bible says that’s what you’re meant to do (It quite literally says: “In the...
“prodigal,” we know the story of the Prodigal Sun, “prodigal” actually means abundant, lavish. [LAUGHS] The scenery in that particular book, everything is just going wild and it’s reproducing and it’s full of things happening, and burgeoning, and this is fruitfulness. It’s really ...
How is it that the One who authored every last curse in the Bible did so knowing full well that He would bear them all upon Himself? Why would He who knew no sin be judged and condemned by His own Law? Only He who was slain “from the foundation of the world” could fully understa...
Say I told you to name me a price in money, and I would give you double that price. If we were all honest, we know we’d put a pretty high price to double. So why is our faith different? Many times in the Bible Jesus says,“You will see greater things than these”(John 1:50...