In the Parable of the Pounds, each servant got a separate pound--one pound, no more, no less. The Lord did not explain what a pound meant, but the pound was a symbol. We suggest that these pounds represent justification; that each believer gets justification. [...]
1 Peter 3:18-20 (ESV), 18 “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which he went and proclaimed [...]
Mark 10:18-19 (NIV), “‘Why do you call me good?’ Jesus answered. ‘No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor [...]
The last supper was the only event that Jesus asked his followers to celebrate. "The Lord Jesus took a loaf, and after thanking God, he broke it, saying, This means my body broken for you. Do this in memory of me. In the same way [...]
The question refers to the seven last statements Jesus made while on the cross. Some statements were prophesied in the Old Testament.1. “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do,” Luke 23:34. Jesus is teaching that those who have crucified him are not guilty [...]
There are no scriptures which record a knife falling from the priest’s hand at the moment of Jesus’ death.Jesus fulfilled the whole Law. Luke 24:44 (ESV), “Then he (Jesus) said to them, These are my words that I spoke to you while I was [...]
Matthew 6:22, “The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” The eye is the light and window of our being. Our desires, our focus, our activities reflect how dedicated we [...]
In Luke 5, verses 1-3, Jesus taught a large multitude gathered to “hear the word of God.” The number was so large that Jesus was pushed closer and closer to the shore. Consequently, he asked Peter to lend his boat so He might teach [...]
As with many stories in the Bible, there is meaning beyond what appears, literal and symbolic. The two boats represent two phases of God’s kingdom. Jesus entered Peter’s boat which likely represents the Heavenly kingdom. The net in Peter’s boat clearly represents the Gospel [...]
Yes. In order to become a Christian, a person must deny his own will to only obey God's will. “Then He (Jesus) said to them all, ‘If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and [...]
All of mankind are under the curse of death as it says in 1 Corinthians 15:22, “in Adam all die.” Jesus’s sacrifice made it possible for all mankind to have the opportunity for everlasting life – “so in Christ all will be made alive,” [...]
There is an interesting account found in John 10:31-36 (NRSV), “The Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus replied, ‘I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these are you going to stone me?’ The Jews answered, [...]
Matthew 13:44. These two parables are similar in nature, both refer to something precious, yet there are differences. A treasure hid in a field implies there will be work to separate the treasure from the earth, refining and cleaning it until it reveals a [...]
There are “times and seasons” (Acts 1:7) in God’s plan. Ecclesiastes 3:1 explains, “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” Verses 2-8 make contrast between being born and dying, time to kill a time to heal, a [...]
Matthew 22:2 begins with “The kingdom of heaven.” This phrase is used 32 times in Matthew. And the same thought, “kingdom of God”, appears over 60 times in the New Testament. What specifically is the parable teaching about God’s kingdom? This parable is focusing [...]
Isaiah 66:7-8 (NIV), “Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or [...]
1. Psalm 22:1, “To the Chief Musician. Set to ‘The Deer of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?” This fulfillment was recorded in [...]
The phrase “weeping and gnashing of teeth” appears seven times in the Bible to express a reaction to a great loss of opportunity throughout and at the end of the age of the gospel message going out to the world. This loss is most [...]
Matthew 3:16, 17; 4:1-11: “After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on him, and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, [...]
God’s law of justice is absolute. The law, itself, is without mercy. Deuteronomy 19:21, “Your eye shall not pity. It shall be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” When God created the perfect man Adam, [...]
