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…
Reading: Matthew 20:29-34 “The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet….” (v.31) We sing during our worship service at church–our tongues articulate the words, and yet the moment it starts to enter our hearts and minds we restrain the tears from falling from our eyes, and our arms from lifting up to worship…
Reading: Matthew 18:1-4 And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 18:3-4 To enter the kingdom of heaven, we need to become…
Reading: Matthew 12: 15-21 Why did Jesus have to die for me? Did He really have to do that? Why couldn’t He have just forgiven me, sent the devil to hell and spared Himself of death? He is, after all, God, and can do anything He wants. Then it hit me. A few years ago,…
… joins Repentance and Good Fruits Reading: Matthew 6:12,14-15 “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (v.12) “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” (vv.14-15)…
Reading: Matthew 5:21-26 I have been stalling in writing this piece mostly because I think I have misinterpreted this passage for a long time, and I have been praying to God for enlightenment. I have turned to my life-application study Bible, and, still feeling not fully satisfied with the explanation, I just waited. I read…
He walks with Good Fruits. Reading: Matthew 3:1-12 “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance” – Matthew 3:8 I thought I have heard this many times already from the pulpit. I thought I have said this enough to people who always say “sorry” but do not change. But in retrospect, I think the word “change” is…
