Matthew 8.23-27 Now when He (Jesus) got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. 24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. 25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” 26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith...
The first and second birth
Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”
Luke 18.17
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets”
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfil.”
Matthew 5.17
Religion – sealed scripture
Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, ‘Honour your father...
Where is God in this darkness?
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did...
God’s Righteousness, God’s Salvation – Isaiah 51
God wants us to respond to this message in verses 10-11 of Isaiah 50 which say, Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord And rely upon his God. Look, all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with sparks: Walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks you have kindled— This you shall...
How do we relate to the Law?
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfil. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but...
Are we there yet?
And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
Daniel 2.44
Abraham’s legacy, an offer we can’t refuse
I’m going to conclude by looking at these verses from Isaiah chapter 51: “Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness,You who seek the Lord:Look to the rock from which you were hewn,And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.2 Look to Abraham your father,And to Sarah who bore you;For I called him alone,And blessed him and...