Did what Jesus said to the rich young ruler have any application to us? Can we get into heaven without keeping certain commandments?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:18-21
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The basis of the Pharisees’ question by which they tested Jesus regarding lawful divorce is found in Deuteronomy 24. By studying that, we plainly see the error of the Pharisees, and the error of much “Christian” doctrine on the subject.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:9
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Was Jesus’ instruction for the rich young ruler to sell his possessions and give to charity an option that had no bearing on him obtaining eternal life?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:21
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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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Did Peter ask, “Jesus, how many times when my brother sins against me, and doesn’t ask forgiveness or acknowledge his wrong, shall I forgive him?”
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:21-22
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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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How should we define forgiveness? Are love and forgiveness equivalent? When forgiveness is granted, is it a license to sin again?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 18:23-28
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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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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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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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