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The jot was not only one of the smallest letters of the Hebrew alphabet, but also one of the most insignificant, being sometimes deleted at the writer's pleasure. The tittle was only a mark or a point on a line that helped distinguish one letter from another. The tittle corresponds to our period or apostrophe. The point that Jesus is making is that even the tiniest detail of the law would not pass away.
Christ fulfilled every jot and tittle of the law. The law was ordained to life, but no one could keep it. So, God Himself became flesh. He did what no sinful flesh had ever done. He kept the law thereby winning the life of God as the prize for keeping the law. This granted Him eternal life but before He could give it to us, we still had a debt that had to be paid. This is similar to someone receiving the death penalty...
The Bible teaches that there are different dispensations or divinely ordered ways of God dealing with mankind throughout the ages. A dispensation is simply a period of time in which God deals with mankind in a certain way.
The Old Testament law was only a temporary dispensation and ruled from the giving of the law (Ex. 20) until the ministry of John the Baptist. When Christ came, He put an end to the law for righteousness (Rom. 10:4). Anyone who advocates the keeping of the law for the purpose of right standing with God is going back to an Old Testament system of law that has been abolished and is making the work of Christ void in his life.
The New Testament believer is under the dispensation of God's grace. We are not under...
THE DICTIONARY DEFINES "JUSTIFIED" AS "To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid...To declare free of blame; absolve...To free (a human) of the guilt and penalty attached to grievous sin." I GUESS YOU COULD BE JUSTIFIED IN MANY WAYS BUT HOW DOES THE BIBLE SAY YOU ARE JUSTIFIED?
Justification is not something to be earned, but a gift to be received. Seeking to earn salvation is the only sin that will prevent a person from being saved, because you cannot submit yourself to the righteousness of God which comes as a gift through faith as long as you are seeking to establish your own righteousness.
Most people are unaware that there are two kinds of righteousness. Only one type of righteousness is acceptable to God. There is our righteousness, which is our compliance with the requirements of the law. This is an imperfect righteousness because human nature is imperfect and incapable of fulfilling the law. And there is God's righteousness, which only...
THIS IS JUST A SHORT REMINDER TO START THE WEEK OFF BY TELLING SOMEONE ABOUT JESUS. THERE ARE A LOT OF HURTING PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE IN NEED OF SOMETHING BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT. DON'T LET SOME OTHER PERSON GET TO THEM AND MISLEAD THEM INTO SOME CULT. THOSE PEOPLE MAKE THEIR RELIGION SOUND SO BEAUTIFUL AND TELL OTHER PEOPLE THAT ALL THEIR TROUBLES WILL BE OVER IF THEY JUST JOIN THEIR CHURCH AND THE PEOPLE ARE HURTING SO MUCH THAT THEY FALL FOR IT. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN. IF EACH OF US CAN SAVE JUST ONE PERSON THIS WEEK, WHAT A GLORIOUS WEEK IT WILL BE.
LET'S TRY TO ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER THIS WEEK ALSO. THEIR ARE A LOT OF CHRISTIANS HURTING AND A KIND WORD FROM YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD TO THEM. THEY MIGHT JUST NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO. TAKE THE TIME TO TAKE THEM TO LUNCH OR JUST TAKE TIME TO BE WITH THEM. LET THEM SEE THE...
The unjust steward was covetous. He had not been faithful to his master or to his master's debtors. He had wasted his master's goods on himself. When found out, his self-serving nature considered the options, and decided there had to be a change. He decided to use his lord's money to make friends so that when he was fired he would have someone to help him.
His master was apparently wealthy enough that he didn't take offense at the steward's discounting of the debts owed to him, but rather he commended the steward. He didn't commend his dishonest ways, but he was commending the fact that he had finally used his lord's money to plan for the future instead of wasting it on himself. Although the steward was...
If this elder son had considered his brother, he would have rejoiced at his return even as his father did. Rather, he was totally self-centered (that's pride) and became angry. This illustrates Proverbs 13:10; "only by pride cometh contention."
How can we esteem others better than ourselves when in truth we really think we are better than others? Some people are better athletes than others. Some are better businessmen than others. Some are better speakers than others, and so forth. First, we need to recognize that our accomplishments don't make us better than others. There is a difference between what we do and who we are.
Better performance does not make a better person. A person's character can be severely wanting even though his performance is good. A...
This month went by fast! when searching some of the pages it was hard to find some recent uploads to put on the Top 20... but we have a nice one this month. The #20 Song is
20. Laurie Marks Vincent - "Where the River Runs" it was the number song in one of the months in 2012. Beautifully done.
19. KIng Jesus - Mario Dela Torres it is in its 7th month on the Chart....
18. Watching Over ME - Eva Sabiniano Eva comes from Washington and has a ministry that she keeps going an ministers with song. The Lord gave her a wonderful talent.
17. I'm Glad by Dave Butler ... There is something about this song. even though it is as simple recorded voice and guitar... it is very good and I found out that our own Ken Rich knew him and a few of his friends here is what Ken said about Mr. Butler ... "I do indeed and I know his son and Wayne Ralph's (really good...