Read Matt 21:18-22. Today, we are going to cover Matthew chapters 21 and 23 and we’ll discuss the problem of religion and some warning signs to avoid becoming religious. Starting from Matthew 21, the hostility between Jesus and the religious leaders begins to escalate sharply as Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Jesus’ death is […]
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Matthew 19-20 – Union with Christ (pt3 of 3)
Now I want to bring it back to marriage being a pointer to our union with Christ. Because we don’t understand the purpose of marriage and because we get confused as to the essence love–we think love is sappy romance and getting my needs met through this relationship. And because we are prone to gravitate […]
Matthew 19-20 – Union with Christ (pt2 of 3)
So the million dollar question is, what’s the big deal about marriage? Why not settle for sappy, syrupy emotion if in the end there is no marriage in heaven? What’s the big deal if marriages end because all marriages will end in heaven? Marriage is a big deal because marriage is a pointer to Christ […]
Matthew 19-20 – Union with Christ (pt1 of 3)
Read Matthew 19:1-12. Happy belated Valentine’s Day! If you are married, I hope you had a chance to express your love to your spouse. And if you are single, I hope you were not too lonely thinking about your singlehood. God loves you. Whether married or single, we all come back to the same conclusion–God […]
Matt 18: Relearning How to Be a Child of God (pt3 of 3)
Does this mean that we are to ignore sin in our fellow brother or sister’s life? No, of course not. Matthew 18 is the famous and unpopular chapter about church discipline. Jesus describes starting in v15 in very practical terms how we are to deal with a brother who sins against you. Go to the […]
Matt 18: Relearning How to Be a Child of God (pt2 of 3)
Do you feel a need to be constantly productive? Do you feel a need to keep proving yourself to the world? To yourself? Just one more thing off the list. Just one more achievement. One more degree. One more promotion. One level higher in the income bracket. There is no end to this. Often I […]