We are going to break this verse up and look at the parts in a different order. We’ll bring it all back together in the end. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction … Matthew 7 The original word translated as broad, also convey’s spacious. So this path…
The next verse really isn’t a stand alone verse, that is evident by the first word ‘So.” We really can’t determine how far back the so goes, most commentators say it is a summation of everything before it starting in Matthew 5:1. Whatever it is, it can stand by itself if put into practice. 12 So…
7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7 According to some sources, this verse is among the 25 most often quoted and…
One of the leading causes of death is … Stress. Many diseases, accidents, suicides, and even murder tend to have a trace of stress somewhere in the paths leading up to them. Here is the current definition of ‘stress’: a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.…
Even those who have never set foot in a church have heard the phrase, ‘Light to the world.’ But do we really know what that means? Is it something we actually put into practice on a regular basis? Let’s find out. 14 “You are the light of [Christ to] the world. A city set on a hill cannot…
This will be updated as I progress through scripture looking at what Jesus said and did. Basically, it’s compiling a listing of Christian Disciple Doctrines – Christian – meaning Christ Follower. I changed this after listening to a message by Andy Stanley, “Christian: Overview”. “Disciple” is an intimidating word because it’s concrete. It means a learner, pupil,…
