When Jesus said to the Twelve, “Many who are first shall be last, and the last, first,” were they then in the “first” or “last” category? How did Jesus’ words apply to the rich young ruler who had just walked sadly away?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16
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David explains the alleged discrepancy between Matthew and Mark’s renditions of Jesus’ cursing of the fig tree, plus considers the deeper spiritual significance of the incident.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 21:17-19
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The landowner in Jesus’ Parable of the Laborers showed grace to the laborers who worked just one hour, giving them the identical wage as those who worked all day. So was His grace unjust?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:30-20:16
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The rich young ruler called Jesus a “good teacher” and asked what “good thing” he needed to do to inherit eternal life. But Jesus said that no one is good but God alone. What was Jesus saying to the rich young ruler about himself?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:16-17
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Jesus plainly told the rich young ruler that, if he wanted to inherit eternal life, he needed to keep the commandments. Was Jesus mistaken? Or did Jesus’ words only apply to one man, or perhaps just to people under the old covenant?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:16-17
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Jesus plainly told the rich young ruler that there were at least six major commandments that he had to obey if he was to inherit eternal life. The young ruler claimed to have kept them all since his childhood, and Jesus didn’t become angry at his pride. Rather He reacted quite the opposite.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:17-20
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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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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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Is caring for the poor optional or imperative for those who desire to inherit eternal life?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:21
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Do we lay up treasure in heaven by giving to TV preachers? How about giving to our church? David explores what amounts to “tithing to yourself.”
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:21
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