Culturally, we tend to think that it is all about who we are and what we do that makes us right with God but Jesus is saying that is not the way it works. We may say we are Christians, and say we are disciples of Jesus and say we are righteous but are we? Are you? Clearly Jesus feels the need to clarify what genuine salvation looks like. So that is what we continue to look at today and next week.
Jesus shifts from talking about the eventual worldwide impact of the kingdom to talking about the parables of the Treasure and the Pearl. The...
Today we will study Matthew 5:33-37. Jesus is teaching his disciples what it means to be his counter cultural disciples and he says, “33...
19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?