After facing down some phony religious leaders, Jesus encountered a lawyer, that is, an expert in Jewish law, with whom He completely agreed. Unlike the hell-bound religious leaders who preceded him, he was, according to Jesus, not far from God’s kingdom.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 22:35-46
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The Sadducees of Jesus’ day made a classic theological error, allowing logic to supersede Scripture. Worse, their logic was based on a hypothetical and implausible scenario plus a faulty assumption. No wonder they were sad!
Todays Scripture: Matthew 22:23-34
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Trying to trap Jesus, the Pharisees and Sadducees asked Him some tricky questions. They found out that it is not easy to trick God, and we learn a lesson about submission to God-established authorities and our responsibility to vote.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 22:14-23
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Jesus tells a story about a wedding to which all of the initial invitees insult the royal host, and at which one invitee is expelled for not dressing properly! What does it all mean?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 22:3-14
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After Jesus told the Parable of the Vineyard, Israel’s religious unwittingly pronounced their own judgment and foretold their own fate. How could they be so blind?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:31-22:6
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After Jesus turned over the tables in the temple, He then turned the tables on the chief priests, asking them essentially the same question that they used to try and trap Him.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:22-32
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There is one essential component to acquiring faith which David explains today. He also reveals the minimum evidence that indicates that one has believed.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:17-22
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It wasn’t yet the season for figs, but Jesus curses a fig tree for its absence of figs. Why?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:14-19
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Prior to and after Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, we read of Him weeping with sympathy but then driving out the money changers. What caused Him such a turn in His emotions?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:1-13
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Peter would have never dreamed that it would be at least 2,000 years before Jesus returned, but he had no doubts Jesus would return someday. A mountain-top experience indelibly stamped that conviction on his heart.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 16:28-17:10
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