Jesus' Use of Parables (Mk 4.33–34) 34Jesus used parables to tell all these things to the crowds; he would not say a thing to them without using a parable. 35He did this to make what the prophet had said come true: “I will use parables when I speak to them; I will tell them...
"Why do you squint at the splinter in your brother's eye, and fail to see the log in your own eye?" - Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 7:3)
Looking around at the lost in this world, I am reminded once again that there is nothing I can personally do to change a heart. Only Jesus can do that. And…He will do it in his timing, when it is right for that individual. There is great sorrow and loneliness in this world. Lonel...
They traveled in crowds to the houses of prostitutes.Good News TranslationThe LORD asked, "Why should I forgive the sins of my people? They have abandoned me and have worshiped gods that are not real. I fed my people until they were full, but they committed adultery and spent their time...
In the context of Matthew 13, Jesus is addressing the crowds and His disciples, explaining why He chooses this method. Parables serve a dual purpose: they reveal truths to those who are spiritually receptive while concealing them from those who are not. This approach fulfills the prophecy of ...
What Are the Beatitudes The NIV Study Bible Notes, Fully Revised Edition describes the beatitudes as “blessings Jesus pronounced on the most unlikely of people—the poor, the hungry, the meek—as the kingdom of God was arriving in his ministry.” The opposite of curses, blessings are the ...
When ten thousand visitors of a country fair are asked to guess the amount of beans in a glass jar, the average of all the guesses tends to be more accurate than the best single guess. This is a phenomenon called "the Wisdom of Crowds." As James Surowiecki noted in his 2004 book: "...
14Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” 15Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed ...
the wrath of God (Rom 2). That is why I pray that you put your trust in the Savior, Jesus Christ, right here and now. If you have not done so yet, then Jesus Christ will not be your Savior…He will be your Judge. Please do not turn away from Him today. That will prevent ...
Moody drew such immense crowds. On "Chicago Day," in October, 1893, none of the theaters of Chicago dared to open because it was expected that everybody in Chicago would go on that day to the World's Fair; and, in point of fact, something like four hundred thousand people did pass ...