In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ challenged His hearers: “enter through the narrow gate (Matthew 7.13).” The entire ‘sermon,’ lasting through chapters 5 and 6 and 7 of Matthew’s gospel; the highest standard of personal righteousness is set. What Is excluded is any indication that we criticise others, even if we consider them… Read more »
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The upside-down kingdom
Jesus Christ has instituted a kingdom that is radically different from all human kingdoms. He made this explicit statement in John 18.36; “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom… Read more »
Numbered one by one
Numbers 1.20, 22 records the numbering of the tribes of Reuben and Simeon at the start of the 40 years journey across the wilderness. The phrase ‘one by one,’ used in these verses is not repeated for the remaining ten tribes, although it is implied. So, even in the tens of thousands, each one is… Read more »