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Is Jesus advocating dismembering of our bodies? Quite the contrary. He is drawing on the universal drive within every person of self preservation to make a point. If you value your body highly enough that you would never sacrifice one of its parts, then you should esteem your spiritual well being much higher.
Ever since the fall of Adam and Eve, man's priorities have been misplaced. Great effort is put into preserving our physical life while our spiritual condition is often overlooked. It constantly gets put on the "back burner" while we tend to more urgent matters of this life.
Yet our physical bodies are just temporary. If we live 70 years or...
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What did Jesus mean? Since the Pharisees fasted twice each week, does this mean we have to fast three times each week? Since they paid tithes on everything including spices, does this mean that anyone who fails to tithe is doomed to hell?
No! Definitely not. The Pharisees' righteousness was based on their actions. Jesus is advocating a righteousness that is based on faith in what He did for us.
Trusting in our own actions will never grant us access to God. We may be better than others, but who wants to be the best sinner that ever went to hell? We have all sinned and come short of perfection which is what God requires (Rom. 3:23).
The only one who was ever good enough...
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO BILLY GRAHAM WHICH I THINK IS WONDERFULLY PUT AND I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL.
William Franklin "Billy" Graham Jr.
November 7, 1918 - February 21, 2018
Billy Graham had the best day of his life on February 21, 2018, as he was welcomed into glory by millions of people whose lives he had touched and he heard the words "Well done, good and faithful servant" from the One whom he had served all his life. We will certainly miss his personal influence here on earth, but that influence lives on through the countless lives he touched during his long ministry.
Billy Graham has probably touched more lives for Jesus than any person who has ever lived. Yet it was never about him. I remember many times I heard him interviewed, and he would always turn the conversation to Jesus. He influenced kings and queens and every former American president since Eisenhower. But he never...
YOU KNOW, WE CAN PRAY CONSTANTLY FOR GOD TO SAVE SOMEONE BUT IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY. PRAYER WILL NOT GET A PERSON BORN AGAIN. IF THAT WAS THE CASE, NONE OF OUR LOVED ONES WOULD GO TO HELL.
What is it that will be cast out and trodden under foot of men? Is it the salt, or is it possible that Jesus is speaking about the world? If we as believers lose our preserving influence, then there is no other way for the Lord to save the world. It will be dominated by men.
God flows through His people. It is not our own power that changes people. It's God's power in us. but God will not do it without us. It's a partnership.
Many people spend a lifetime praying for God to move, not understanding that He is going to flow through them. It is not God who is failing to intervene. It is God's people who are failing to cooperate and let Him flow through...
Jesus is saying that persecution should actually cause us to rejoice. There are many positive things about persecution but one of the best reasons to rejoice is because of the reward awaiting us in heaven.
Jesus takes the persecution of His saints very seriously as can be seen during the Damascus road experience of the apostle Paul. The Lord asked Paul (then Saul), "Why are you persecuting me?" (Acts 9:4) He didn't say, "Why are you persecuting my people?" but "Why are you persecuting me?"
It is not actually us that people are rejecting but they are rejecting the One we represent. Therefore, Jesus promised to share His reward with us. All the glory and honor that Jesus has and will receive will be shared with...
