As the disciples watched the young rich man walk away with his head down because Jesus just exposed the truth that it is impossible for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven (no matter how hard they try or believe they can), “The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each ...
So, that we might live! As our mediator with God, Jesus came to restore us to a place of righteousness. Through Him we can live a good and truthful life on this earth, and make heaven our eternal home. Jesus said,“I have come that you might have life, and might have it more abu...
We can tell from the context what type of prayer Jesus is talking about. In verse 8 Jesus closes the parable by asking a question: “when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Will there be persistent widows when Jesus returns? That is his qu...
What if part of the story is believing that every jot and tittle in the Storybook is completely true? I’d rather not talk about homosexuality again. But the world hasn’t stopped talking about it. And the Bible hasn’t stopped saying what it has always said. So let’s not be shrill ...
Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” Luke 19:43-44 For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they wil...
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the ...
Jesus said the Tribulation Period would be a time so terrible that if He didn’t return to put a stop to it, there would be no flesh saved out of it. So it is entirely reasonable to expect that the period leading up to it would be, ah, unpleasant, to say the least. Jesus ...
Jesus said, “Sleep and take your rest later on” (Matthew 26:45). There’s a time for everything (Ecclesiastes 3:1). While sleeping in place of physically working is definitely condemned in the Bible, perhaps what is even more hurtful to ourselves is when we sleep in place of prayer...
Jesus said the Tribulation Period would be a time so terrible that if He didn’t return to put a stop to it, there would be no flesh saved out of it. So it is entirely reasonable to expect that the period leading up to it would be, ah, unpleasant, to say the least. Jesus ...
“Well, then,” Jesus said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”8 The Kingdom That Jesus Cared About Less interested in the Roman Kingdom, Jesus talked about the kingdom of God, sometimes referring to it as the kingdom of heaven. ...