Tag: Matthew
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Speaking in parables
Christ spoke in parables when teaching publicly because he knew that many of the people were not prorated to receive His word then and follow Him. He also knew that they could still benefit from the parables even if they didn’t understand sufficient to be condemned for failing to embrace the doctrine.
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Escaping to Egypt
Joseph probably left for Egypt before Herod had even concluded that the site men had left without returning to him. In other words, Joseph and Mary left for Egypt with Jesus before Herod was even decoding to have the young boys of Bethlehem killed. Joseph and Mary weren’t fleeing after hearing an edict that would…
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Children in a market
It was no accident that John the Baptist and Jesus had such contrasting styles of ministry – they were meant to leave that generation with no excuse for rejecting the gospel and every opportunity to recognize it. “I will have mercy and not sacrifice” sounds like something that had been taught to the Jews. It…
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Jairus
What is it like to go seeking a miracle from the Savior? Many people know that feeling. It leaves you feeling humble and at least a little bit apprehensive. What would it feel like when He began following you home to perform the desired miracle of healing your sick daughter? I would feel hopeful and…
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Matthew
We only know a limited amount about Matthew’s life but we know something of Matthew by analyzing his written testament of the gospel. For all we have heard about how the Jews despised publican’s, Matthew was apparently a very well versed Jew and yet he was a publican. That demonstrates to me that being a…
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John
What is it about a select few like John who have the capacity and interest in being completely separate from all their early connections in order to serve the lord in mortality for millennia in preparation for His second coming? I am more and more convinced that this is an important position but that it…
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Peter
Peter is one of those rare biblical characters who is universally acknowledged as being very good while at the same time having his faults and failings universally apparent. He is a good reminder that goodness is not measured by perfection but by honest, humility, and consistent effort. Apparently it is thought that Peter may have…
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Joseph ben Heli
A descendant of David and aimed by most in his day to be the father of Jesus Christ. I really wish that we knew more about the remarkable man who was entrusted with raising the Son of God. He would have taught the gospel in his home and modeled manly behavior to the savior of…
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29 June 2013
Matthew 28 Until yesterday I never picked up on the fact that the disciples and the women who visited the tomb we told that Christ would go to Galilee after His resurrection and that they would see Him there. Matthew acknowledges that the common story told among the Jews was that the disciples of Jesus…
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28 June 2013
Matthew 27 The chief priests and elders had already decided they would kill Christ, they only took counsel together about how they should bring it about. They might have discussed accidents at some kind but they settled on having the Romans execute Him. It may be that the only discussion was how to present the…