Storing up for what? I here want to open up a topic on material wealth and Christians. Jesus says: “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. To state more clearly what Jesus says here, he is saying that we should give a tenth of …
Dying for your wife is Biblically commanded. See passage below In Ephesians 5, there is the key passage on marriage Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her We men often think “sure I can jump in front of the bus for my wife ” to save her. That is good but it is not the final understanding of what the Bible is saying. At base line Jesus gave and gives us a lot or grace. …
I am the God of Abraham. With these words, Jesus silenced the Sadducees who say there is no resurrection. Yet it wasn’t the 6 words but the tense of the verb, The Pentateuch in Exodus, used the present tense ‘am’ instead of the past tense ‘was’ meaning that God is still the God of Abraham. So Abraham must still be alive. When Moses asks God his name, God says: 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.[a] This is what …
The Kingdom of God did come and will come. Jesus said: The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news! In Christ, we touched the kingdom of God. We will enter it after death by faith. Jesus said he will return at the end of time: 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and …
