Reading: Matthew 23:25-32 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, saying, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets. ‘Thus you witness against…
Reading: Matthew 23:23 In my previous post I wrote my personal reasons on why I tithe. After that, I thought I wanted to know what the Bible really says about tithing. Thanks to the Internet, I can always access an online Bible and type “tithe”, and then “tenth”. Below is a summary of the results. …
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Reading: Matthew 23:23 Yes, indeed, I am a tither. It may not be a popular practice anymore, with so many offering biblical explanations that this is not a hard and fast rule for us at this time in history. But still I set aside a portion of any income (if applicable, in kind as well)…
Christian living / Faith / Forgiveness / Love / Matthew / New Testament / Repentance / Salvation
Reading: Matthew 23:13-28 “… You have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.” Expect me to be that preachy child in the playground telling friends and classmates that they’re going to hell because they worship graven images and make hand gesticulations that are un-biblical. I did believe as well that as…
Reading: Matthew 23:1-12 “… You must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practise what they preach” v.3. I cannot think of a spiritual leader whose attitude or behaviour has been completely spotless, some of them even have their weaknesses and sins glaring…
Reading: Matthew 22:41-46 My friend, if you are waiting for the Messiah—first, I am happy that you have faith in God. But let me tell you—He has already come! I encourage you to read about him from the pages of Isaiah 52 and Isaiah 53—on your own, without reading any commentary. I pray that the…
Reading: Matthew 22:34-40 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” v.36 Jesus’ answer to the Pharisee’s question was from Deuteronomy 6:5. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” That should have been sufficient—one question, one answer. But the Lord carried on—let…
Reading: Matthew 22:23-33 But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob”? He is not the God of the dead but of the living. – vv.31-32 Do you know that in my primary language…
Reading: Matthew 22:23-33 “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He is not the God of the dead but of the living” v.32. My friend, if you are telling me that yes, there is only one God but he comes with many names—watch out, you might be…
Reading: Matthew 22:23-33 “Jesus replied, ’You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God’” v.29. There is one religious group whom I admire for many good reasons—their commitment and perseverance in their missions, how they stood up to their faith and suffered persecution under fascist governments during the…
Reading: Matthew 22:15-22 “… Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s” – Matthew 22:21. Lord, help me not to make too much of things that have no eternal significance, but rather to set my heart and eyes on what is above, and spend more time with You. Thank you and…
Reading: Matthew 22:1-14 The bride of Christ. From childhood I’ve always heard that we who are redeemed in Jesus is the bride of Christ. I didn’t really know why, because the parable of the wedding banquet seems to identify us as guests. So now I thought I’d make a little investigation—by typing in the word…
Reading: Matthew 22:11-14 “… Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ….” – Romans 13:14 The passage about the wedding guest being banished for not wearing the appropriate costume baffled me for a long time. What if he were poor and could not afford the proper clothes? Thankfully I got some explanation from my life application…
Reading: Matthew 22:1-14 “So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests” – Matthew 22:10. I was just pondering on the phrase “both good and bad” from the verse quoted above. Even the “good” had to…
Reading: Matthew 21:33-46 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.” – Matthew 21:42-43 Lest we think that going through the gesture of praying for forgiveness will magically save us from eternal damnation, let us remember that true…
