In this passage, the Pharisees tempted Jesus with a question concerning divorce. They figured that he would be against divorce, but they knew that Moses allowed it. So, they were using this question to trip him up with the law. Of course, their temptation didn’t work. Instead, he gave them...
Forgiveness in the kingdom of heaven is not like forgiveness in the church age, at all. In the church age, our forgiveness is based solely upon what Jesus Christ did for us at Calvary (Col 1:14; Eph 1:7). We can go directly to Jesus with our confession and he will...
When Peter asked the Lord how many times he should forgive a brother, he thought that 7 times would be enough. However, the Lord told him to forgive his brother seventy times seven times. What’s the significance of 490 times? Well, by studying the Old Testament we can find the...
This passage has to do with how to handle trespasses. The trespasses here are usually doctrinal problems that would begin to affect others in the church if they were allowed to go on or they are sin problems that have to be dealt with in order to protect the rest...
This is a difficult passage unless you remember that Jesus was here dealing with Jews and that the things he said applied doctrinally to them. The latter part of the passage [11-14] has often been applied to soul winning, spiritually. However, it too is doctrinally to Jesus’ Jewish “little ones.”...
Jesus prophesied of his crucifixion – he gave at least 13 details – he could not have known all of these details precisely unless he were God manifest in the flesh Crucifixion prophecies – 22-23 Betrayed 22 – Matt 26:48 Into the hands of men 22 – Matt 26:47 Kill him...
Matt 17:14-21 The Trouble with Healing CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO To study this passage, we need to compare the cross references to this passage in Mk 9:14-29 and Lk 9:37-43. They include some details that are helpful in understanding what was going on here. The disciples were given power to heal...
Matt 17:14-21 Elias must first come CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The question was asked, “Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?” The reason for the question is that Peter, James and John had just seen the Lord coming in his kingdom. They knew from the scribes that Elijah...
Are Capital Punishment and Self-defense Biblical? Yes, capital punishment and self-defense are Biblical. Many people object to capital punishment and self-defense. They will often cite the sixth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill,” as their basis for rejecting the death penalty and a person’s right to defend themselves and their property....
Matt 16:38,17:8 Coming in his Kingdom CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The last verse of Matt 16 alerts us to what’s going to happen in the first nine verses of the next chapter. The Lord is going to show what it will be like when he returns. The text doesn’t say “until...
