Matthew 19:16-30 I have been told that there is a small, low gate in Jerusalem that can only be passed through by a camel that crawls on its knees. This was invented by some theologian to explain how Jesus could possibly state that rich men are not likely to get saved and go to Heaven. Since Jesus was not talking […]
Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based […]
We don’t vote for Jesus to be King and make Him our Governor. We either take Him as our King or reject Him. Acceptance is accomplished by obedience to His desires and instructions, and cooperation with others who are under His influence. Rejection is accomplished by actions whose roots are drawing strength and instruction from the list of influencers/actions listed […]
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.”(Matthew 13:44 HCSB ©®) When was the last time you even considered doing anything that resembled joyfully selling everything that you have so that you could, instead, own something […]
“Therefore,” He said to them, “every student of Scripture instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old.”(Matthew 13:52 HCSB ©®) Israel’s descendants became a nation when Yahweh drew them out of slavery in Egypt. What came after the nation of Israel was the Kingdom of […]
Being “anchored” in our lives can mean good things and bad things. Apologists want us to be anchored in good theology. Investors want us to be anchored in good stocks. Football coaches want us to be anchored in the fundamentals. Church leaders want us to be anchored in a good church. When the sailors who were with Paul in a […]
Summoning the crowd again, He told them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: Nothing that goes into a person from outside can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him. If anyone has ears to hear, he should listen!” When He went into the house away from the crowd, the disciples […]
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! Up to the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are poorly clothed, roughly treated, homeless; we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, […]
The more we give Jesus control of our lives, the more some of our friends and family members will accuse us of something between fanaticism and insanity. But the natural man does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to know it since it is evaluated spiritually. The spiritual person, […]
Many people argue fiercely about their theological debate points. Many people fiercely accuse others of breaking the religious laws they have adopted. Many people have greater love for their rules and doctrines than they have for Jesus, and far more than they have for each other. “I give you a new commandment: love one another. Just as I have loved […]