Bondman Command Commanded Master Ordered Orders Reported Result Room Servant Sir Slave Soon Luke 141. Jesus heals the dropsy on the Sabbath;7. teaches humility;12. to feast the poor;15. under the parable of the great supper, 23. shows how worldly minded men shall be shut out of heaven....
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...
Two days before He died, Jesus gave His closest followers a sweeping panorama of earth's final days. Responding to questions about the end times, Jesus' great speech on the Mount of Olives described the tribulation and His second coming - and offered several famous parables of practical applica...
“What helped me was faith: Jesus will take care of me! [If I had made a different decision], I wouldn’t have the family, the children I have today. I would not be in this beautiful country, helping people. All of that wouldn’t have happened [if I had said yes to that married...
(the whole plan). A theorists criticize B theorists because evil is never vanquished, and Jesus is *still* hanging on the cross. However, if that was accurate, then A theory ALSO (to be consistent) has evil never vanquished, and Jesus *never* hanging on the cross, because only NOW has...
At this point, Peter recognized Jesus and jumped into the sea, swimming to meet Him. The eighth and final sign in the Book of John appeared after His public ministry and some choose to exclude it, but it was actually an amazing display of multiple exhibitions of His deity. The miraculous...
where obedience to God's commands is a sign of faithfulness and love. The call to obedience is consistent with the teachings of the Old Testament, where adherence to God's law was a demonstration of loyalty and devotion. Jesus' commands, particularly the command to love one another (John 15...
The final message that goes out to the world is a call to worship theone true God. The one true God which Jesus and the apostles revealed is God the Father.NOT'God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit'. The Bible never tells us to worship a 'trinity' or 'triune god'...
“Shame has its place, but feeling shame over sin is not the same thing as repentance from sin” because “our tempter can take our obedience to God and turn it into a source of pride.” Lent should always lead us toward gratitude for Jesus' sacrifice on Good Friday and his resurrection...
Unless, perhaps, Jesus is counting on our hands to be his hands—our feet to be his feet—our words to be his words. Jesus spoke sharply against the political and religious leaders of his day. He was a social revolutionary who boldly spoke out against inequality, condemned the oppressor, ...