Peter wrongly assumed that Jesus did not pay the temple tax, and Jesus affirmed that He had good reason no to. Yet, to avoid offending the tax collectors, Jesus paid His and Peter’s taxes through a means that may have resulted in a few conversions!
Todays Scripture: Matthew 17:22-18:3
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God never intended for anyone to be divorced. But He never intended for anyone to sin, period. Thankfully, He created a remedy for all sin, including divorce.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:1-9
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Jesus promised to be in the midst of two or three believers gathered in His name. So why can’t a church consist of only three people? Are big churches always better churches?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:18-22
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Joseph forgave his brothers, but not immediately. It was only after they proved themselves worthy of his forgiveness. What can we learn from Joseph’s example?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:15-22
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When we skim over what the Jesus said about our obligation to forgive others, we are apt to adopt an unbalanced view which burdens us with an impossible task that ultimately benefits neither ourselves nor the one who offended us.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:15-17
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Although Jesus’ analogy of the shepherd leaving the ninety-nine sheep to find the one that was lost has application in Luke’s Gospel to God seeking the lost and rejoicing over the repentant, here in Matthew 18, the straying sheep signifies something else. What is it?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:10-17
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Jesus made it very clear that God highly esteems children, much more than most people realize. Does God only esteem believing children? Do only they have angelic representation before God’s throne?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:8-10
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It is only those who have already stumbled themselves who cause others to stumble. So the first step to avoid causing others to stumble is to guard ourselves from stumbling. How can we do that?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:5-9
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Jesus’ church has never lacked those who are vying for the top slot, and sadly, this was so even among the Twelve. Jesus’ discourse to them about becoming like children has application to any of us who want to be great in God eyes.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:3-6
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Jesus’ foretelling that the men of Nineveh and the Queen of Sheeba would be part of the condemning jury at the judgment of the generation of Israelites who rejected Him has enormous ramifications. What are they?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 12:38-45
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