Mark 2:17 Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. I got lost the other day. Miles from our hotel, in a strange city, my phone died and I had absolutely no idea how to get back. I must…
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Matthew 28:19,20 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit… Jesus’ teachings were not easy. As Christians we are to obey all his commands but some of them are tougher than others. We do not object to the…
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Matthew 28:5,6 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.” Jesus predicted his death and his resurrection, but I get the sense that his followers really did not understand what was…
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Matthew 27:50,51 Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. As I did not live under the Old Testament rule, I am sure I do not fully appreciate the import of the temple curtain being…
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Matthew 27:40-42 If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross… He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. As Christ hung naked and dying on the cross, those watching for sport assuaged…
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Matthew 27:24-26 Pilate… took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” Then… having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified. I have always found Pilate, who presided over the trial of Jesus, to be a pathetic figure. He did not want to…
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Matthew 27:3-5 Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver… saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And throwing down the pieces of silver… he went and hanged himself. I thought I was done writing about Judas, but I realized…
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Matthew 26:74,75 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly. I sympathize with Peter. I too…
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Matthew 26:51,52 Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. I have known many in jail and treatment who genuinely found forgiveness in God, only to find that their loved ones were not quite as quick to pardon. Riding high on the feeling of repentance…
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Matthew 26:48,49 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him. I may have been mistaken to previously assume that everyone knew of Judas’ treachery as it happened. It appears, in…
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