Mark 10:23-27 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to...
read moreJesus did a lot of stuff to deliberately make the people around Him mad, but He wasn’t just a nuisance for nuisance’s sake. I’m reading the Chronological Bible Reading plan and right now Jesus is just going around ticking a lot of people off! He was talking to a Samaritan woman, which Jews just don’t do. He was in...
read moreEzra 9:12 ESV Therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters for your sons, and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever. Never seek their peace or prosperity. Never run after the thing they...
read moreWhen they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these They have just finished eating all the fish they could ever want, like a feast, which came from one of the largest catches of fish they had ever brought in. I don’t think that Jesus is asking Peter if he loves Jesus more...
read moreBack in v. 5 Paul talks about the “obedience of faith” which hints at obedience not coming from the Law. When Paul quotes Habakkuk, it’s kind of out of context for what Habakkuk is talking about, but it still holds true. Judgment was coming on Israel because of their lack of faith in God. They were turning to idols for help. The...
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