We are going to start in John 18:37-38, and there is one phrase that I am very interested in. The situation is Jesus before Pontius Pilate. John 18:37-38 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, …
Though God calls us from different backgrounds and is infinitely patient with us, He views us and our attitudes much the same as we view those we deal with. We could go so far as to say that, if over the years we fail to develop a …
In Matthew 22:37-39, Jesus defines the two great commandments of His law—the two highest principles: "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind" and "You shall love your neighbor as …
(16) 'Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.' 'And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'
The second curse revolves around the fifth commandment (Exodus 20:12). Exodus 21:17 mandates death for any person cursing either of his parents. It is noteworthy that disobedience to parents is usually not secret, but overt, often …
Luke 11:27-28 contain a short exchange between Jesus and one of His followers on the subject of His mother, Mary: And it happened, as [Jesus] spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” Many in this world venerate the mother of Jesus. Sadly, without biblical authority, Roman Catholicism has elevated her to a lofty position, and many Marianists consider her a Co-Redemptrix with Christ (but …
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