Posts from 2016 (Page 6)
Matthew 6 – Sermon on the Mount, Part 2
Practice righteousness and give in secret so your Father in heaven who sees in secret will reward you. Pray in secret, and you Father who sees in secret will reward you. Don’t pray empty phrases, but pray how Jesus teaches in the “Lord’s Prayer”. Fast in secret so your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Store up treasure in heaven. Serve God, not money. Don’t be anxious, only seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will…
Matthew 5 – Sermon on the Mount, Part 1
Jesus taught on a mountain. He taught about who are blessed and He taught the promises of the kingdom of heaven for those who are blessed: comfort, receiving mercy, and seeing God. Christians are salt and light that give glory to God. Jesus fulfilled the Law and Prophets, and His people need a greater righteousness than the Scribes and Pharisees. If we are angry with a brother we are liable to God’s judgment. A look of lust is adultery in…
Matthew 4 – The Temptation, Preached, Called
Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit to the wilderness and tempted by the devil. Three times the devil tried to twist the Bible to lure Jesus away from going to the cross, three times Jesus countered with a right understanding of the Bible. In fulfillment of the Bible Jesus withdrew to Zebulun after hearing John the Baptist was arrested. Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Jesus calls Simon, Andrew, James & John. And…
Matthew 3 – John the Baptist, Jesus’ Baptism
In fulfillment of the Bible John the Baptist preached, “repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Those whom John baptized [immersed] confessed their sins. He preached to the Pharisees and Sadducees to bear fruit in keeping with repentance, don’t hope in your ancestry. One will come who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. Jesus was baptized to fulfill righteousness, as He came up from the water, the heavens opened, the Spirit of God descended like a dove, and…
Matthew 2 – The King as a Refugee
Wise men visited from the east bringing three gifts to the King of the Jews. Herod and Jerusalem trembled, and the chief priests and scribes said the Bible said the Christ [Messiah] was to be born in Bethlehem of Judea. They went to the house and saw Mary and Jesus and they fell down and worshiped Him. An angel told Joseph to take his family to Egypt to fulfill the Bible, and because Herod tried to kill all the children…
Matthew 1 – Jesus’ Genealogy
14 generations Abraham to David – 14 generations David to Josiah (during the deportation to Babylon) – 14 generations Jeconiah (after the deportation to Babylon) to Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who was called Christ [Messiah]. Mary was pregnant, and an angel told Joseph to wed her. The child was conceived by the Holy Spirit. The angel said to name the child Jesus [salvation or deliverance] for He will save his people from their sins…
Summaries & Thoughts on Romans
Below are links to all the posts of chapter summaries and brief thoughts on each chapter of Romans: (1) Romans 1 – Apostle, Thanksgiving, Not Ashamed of the Gospel, Sin (2) Romans 2 – God’s Judgment, The Law (3) Romans 3 – God Upholds His Righteousness, No One Is Righteous, Righteousness of God Through Faith (4) Romans 4 – Abraham Justified by Faith, Promise to Abraham Realized Through Faith (5) Romans 5 – Peace with God Through Faith, Death in…
Romans 16 – Closing Greetings, Doxology
Paul commends Phoebe – deacon of the church at Cenchreae – and encourages to welcome her in the Lord and help her in whatever she needs. Greet… Prisca and Aquila – fellow workers in Christ who risked their lives for Paul’s and all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks for them. The church in their house. Epaenetus – the 1st convert to Christ in Asia. Mary – who worked hard for them. Andronicus and Junia – fellow prisoners who were Christians before Paul. Ampliatus – beloved. Urbanus – fellow worker in Christ.…
Romans 15 – Example of Christ, Christ is the Hope of the Jews & Gentiles, Paul the Minister to the Gentiles, Paul Plans to Visit Rome
The strong have an obligation to bear with the failing of the weak. Don’t please yourself. Please your neighbor for his good, and build him up. Christ did not please himself. What was written in the past was for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of Scripture we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement help us live in harmony with one another, that together we might glorify the God and Father of our…
Romans 14 – God Is the Judge, Don’t Cause Each Other to Stumble
Welcome the weak in faith but don’t quarrel over opinions. The one who eats shouldn’t despise the one who abstains, and the one who abstains shouldn’t pass judgment on the one who eats. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It’s before his own master that he stands or falls. One person esteems one day as better than another while another esteems all days alike. Be fully convinced in your mind. The one who observes days,…