The Bible says that we’re saved by grace, but Jesus told the Rich Young Ruler to do certain works in order to enter in the kingdom of heaven. How do we reconcile this seeming contradiction?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:24-26
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The Jesus who was spoke in Matthew 19 about divorce and remarriage is the same Jesus who spoke in Deuteronomy 24 about divorce and remarriage, as Jesus was the actual author of the Law of Moses. So we must consider both with equal weight and harmonize them.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:9
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Jesus told the rich young ruler that he must sell his possessions and give to the poor if he wanted to enter the kingdom of heaven. Does this mean that everyone has to sell their possessions in order to enter heaven?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:25-27
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What, and who, was Jesus correcting when He spoke His well-known words, “Whoever divorces his wife…and marries another woman commits adultery”? The answer is of prime importance as we interpret Jesus’ words in Matthew 19.
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:9
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In the seventh chapter of his first letter to the Corinthians, did the apostle Paul contradict Jesus on the subject of divorce and remarriage?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:9
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According to Jesus, there are three ways one can become a eunuch. One of them is by means of a gift of God. How can one know if he has such a gift?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:10-12
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Every day, in every country and culture around world, everyone has an objection lesson set before them of what a citizen of God’s kingdom looks like. What makes children such excellent examples?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:13-15
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Since children are citizens of heaven, might they also be spiritually alive? And thus might they, when they reach an “age of accountability,” die spiritually, and from then on need to be born again if they are to inherit eternal life?
Todays Scripture: Matthew 19:14
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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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