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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A major wrong assumption has been made by many as they’ve read Jesus words regarding hell, “Where their worm does not die and their fire is not quenched.” A quick look at the last verse of Isaiah, which Jesus was quoting, reveals the truth.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:8-9
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Peter’s question to Jesus, “How many times should I forgive my brother?” is tragically often interpreted out of its context, which includes Jesus’ three steps to reconciliation just seconds earlier. How does reading Peter’s question, contextually, change a common misinterpretation?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:21-22
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Jesus’ words regarding binding and losing, when read contextually, have nothing to do with spiritual warfare against demonic powers. So what was Jesus talking about?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:17-20
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According to Jesus, God permitted divorce in the Law of Moses “because of the hardness of people’s hearts.” What, exactly, did that mean?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:7-9
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Divorce is not a unique sin; rather, it is just one more manifestation of the universal sin of selfishness. So how should that affect our view of divorced people?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:7
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In Jesus’ time, the Jewish leaders generally believed that there were many trivial, yet lawful, reasons to divorce one’s spouse. What did Jesus believe were lawful reasons to divorce?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:1-6
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When someone in the body of Christ sins against me, what should I do? Immediately forgive? Not according to Jesus!
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:29-35
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In the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, the first servant asked for mercy, as did his fellow servant. Is that detail of any significance? Might God reinstate the sins of someone whom He’s formerly forgiven?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:29-35
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