by admin | Apr 7, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Contentment, Discipleship, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Love, Teachings of Jesus
There is an interesting verse at 1 Corinthians 6:7, “Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?” The concept is straightforward. It is based on two instructions from...
by admin | Sep 20, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Following Christ, Holiness, Obedience, Personal Responsibility, Teachings of Jesus
Romans chapters 7 and 8 seem to be somewhat confusing to understand. Quite a number of folks stumble over the meaning of chapter 7, in which Paul makes the argument that the good we want to do we do not, and the evil we want to stop doing we still practice. Some folks...
by admin | Sep 3, 2023 | Discipleship, Evangelism, Following Christ, Obedience, Salvation, Teachings of Jesus
Matthew 9:37-10:42 There is more in this section that one post can cover, however, we’ll scratch the surface and summarize this teaching of Jesus. Although there are transitions from one concept to another, I believe this is one narrative or one teaching. That the...
by admin | Aug 27, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Discipleship, Following Christ, Teachings of Jesus
In Matthew 9:15-17, we find several important teachings from Jesus Christ. In verse 15, Christ is admonishing those who criticize the disciples for spending their time following Christ rather than prayer and fasting. Christ provides two important answers to their...
by admin | Aug 7, 2023 | Teachings of Jesus
Matthew 9:1-8 Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over the sea and came to His own city. And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, ‘Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.’ And some of the scribes said to...
by admin | Jul 9, 2023 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Holiness, Obedience, Teachings of Jesus
It is from Jesus in Matthew that we are first introduced to election in the New Testament. In Matthew chapters 22 through 25, Jesus refers to the elect as those who are to be spared from the coming judgment. However, I believe Jesus deals with election much earlier in...