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Uprooted Plant
“Then His disciples came and said to Him, ‘Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?’ But He answered and said, ‘Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them … Continue reading
Matthew 12:1-8 – Situation Ethics?
“At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain and to eat. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, ‘Look, Your … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Mercy, Sabbath
Tagged angelfire, book: piloting the strait, c.e. dorris, circumcision, dave miller, David, Deuteronomy 23:25-26, Exodus 12:16, greater tha temple, Hosea 6:6, Leviticus 19:9-10, Lord of sabbath, Matthew 12, mercy, mercy not sacrifice, pharisees, pharisees sabbath rules, plucking grain, priests, sabbath, showbread, situation ethics, situational ethics
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The Beatitudes: The Poor in Spirit
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12) form the first part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). “Beatitude” is derived from the Latin “beatus” meaning “blessed.” … Continue reading
Posted in beatitudes, Humility, sermon on mount, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged a.m. toplady, attitude, beattitudes, beatus, blessed, church at laodicea, dependance on God, divine favor, fortunate, franklin camp, guy woods, happy, happy v. blessed, humility, kingdom of heaven, makarios, Matthew 5:3, must feel the need or desire to be poor, oliver green, parable of pharisee and tax collector, pharisees, poor in spirit, ptochos, roland leavell, sermon on mount, song rock of ages, v.p. black
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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Jesus: Tested, Part 1)
“Jesus… came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. And great multitudes followed Him… The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Marriage, Textual study
Tagged ancil jenkins, because of the hardness of heart, certificate of divorce, creation, Deuteronomy 24, ethics, from the begging it was not so, herod antipas, Jesus questioned, Jesus tested, john the baptizer, leave and cleave, Mark 10, marriage and divorce and remarriage, Matthew 19, moses, moses permitted divorce, oliver green, pharisees, rabbi hillel, rabbi shammai, roy deaver, test of character, test of consistency, test of courage, what God has joined
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Catholicism: Interpreting the Bible
Catholics do not believe that the Bible can be properly understood apart from the Magisterium, that is, the guidance of the Pope and the Bishops of the Catholic Church. Catechism of the Catholic Church (second edition) states, “The task of … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Jehovah Witnesses, mormon, Mormons, Textual study
Tagged 1 John 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 2 Chronicles 34:18-33, 2 Kings 22:8-17, 2 Kings 23:2-3, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Peter 2:14, 2 Peter 3:15-16, 2 Peter 3:16, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 3:6, 2 Timothy 4:3, Acts 17:11, Acts 17:2, Acts 23:8, attitude, Bible or jehocah witness scriripture studies, Bible or scripture studies, book handbook of todays religions, catechism 100, catechism 85, cathoilc interpretation of scripture, charles taze russel, Deuteronomy 17:19, Deuteronomy 31:19, don stewart, Ephesians 3:4, esv, Exodus 24:7, Galatians 4:30, Hebrews 5:12, hugo mccord's translation, interpreting scripture, Isaiah 30:10, jehovah witnesses interpretation, Jeremiah 6:14, Jeremiah 8:11, John 3:19, John 7:17, josh mcdowell, Joshua 8:34-35, Jude 16, Jude 4, kerry duke, kerry duke debate charts, Luke 11:45-52, Luke 7:43, Luke 8:15, magisterium, Mark 12:37, Matthew 11:10, Matthew 12:3-5, Matthew 15:13-14, Matthew 19:4, Matthew 21:13, Matthew 21:16, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 22:23-24, Matthew 22:23-32, Matthew 22:29, Matthew 22:31, Matthew 24:15, Matthew 26:24, Matthew 26:31, Matthew 27:20, Matthew 4:4-10, mormon conference report 1951, mormons and authority, Nehemiah 13:1-3, Nehemiah 8:1-8, Nehemiah 9:1-3, nobel bereans, pharisees, Philippians 2:12, Proverbs 2:1-5, Psalm 119:130, religious division, Romans 11:2, Romans 16:18, Romans 4:3, sadducees, scribes, scribes and pharisees, the magisterium, twisting scripture, watch tower 1910, watch tower 1967, watchtower, why some do not understand, will to do His will, wresting scripture
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Eight Woes ( Matthew 23)
It had been a day of questions. First, the Pharisees questioned Jesus about paying taxes to Caesar (Matthew 22:15-22). Their question was not sincere, but it was designed to “entangle him in his talk” (Matthew 22:15). Then, the Sadducees questioned him … Continue reading
Posted in Judgment, Textual study
Tagged anise, blind guides, compass land and sea, corruption, cumin, cup and dish, dead mens bones, degrees of punishment, devour widows houses, eight woes, extortion, faith, gold of temple, greater damnation, greatest command, haddon robinson, hypocrites, jewish evangelism, justice, Matthew 23, mercy, mint, oath taking, pharisees, pretense long prayers, proselytes, resurrection, sadducees, self indulgence, shut up kingdom, swearing, taxes, temple, tithe, tombs of prophets, weightier matters, white washed tombs, woe
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