Since children are citizens of heaven, might they also be spiritually alive? And thus might they, when they reach an “age of accountability,” die spiritually, and from then on need to be born again if they are to inherit eternal life?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:14
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The rich young ruler called Jesus a “good teacher” and asked what “good thing” he needed to do to inherit eternal life. But Jesus said that no one is good but God alone. What was Jesus saying to the rich young ruler about himself?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:16-17
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Jesus asked His Father to forgive the soldiers who divided His garments—without them first asking for forgiveness. So does that instance teach us to immediately forgive our brothers who sins against us?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:15-17
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Jesus’ third step involves taking the offender before “the church.” Did Jesus envision pastors standing in front of hundreds of people to publicly excommunicate unrepentant offenders?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:17
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God doesn’t forgive everyone automatically, but waits on sinners to repent. Does He hold us to a higher standard than that? And how can you know if you’ve truly forgiven someone?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:16
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Jesus laid down explicit instructions to help restore harmony to broken relationships between members of the body of Christ, but He was realistic enough to know that harmony will not always be restored. In those cases, are we still obligated to forgive?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:15
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Jesus laid down the steps we should follow when we’re offended by fellow believer who sins against us. The foundation of that procedure is often forgotten, and that foundation is love.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:15-17
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If it is the will of God that no child perish—as Jesus plainly said—what does that tell us about the idea that God has sovereignly selected some to be saved and some to be damned?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:14
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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 18:10-14
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There is no doubt that little children have a special status with God. But do little children who believe in Jesus have a different status than those who don’t? Do only believing children have “guardian angels”?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:10
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