Marks of a Hypocrite
Our Lord’s most frequent word to describe the Pharisees was “hypocrites” (cp. Matthew 23:23-25) and we can get some insight about this description by examining the account of plucking grain on the Sabbath and healing on the Sabbath in Mark 2:23-3:6. First, a hypocrite has a critical mind (Mark 2:23-28). The Pharisees were critics and […]
When Gideon Questioned God
Gideon was one of the great “men of faith” of the Old Testament (Hebrews 11:32). Gideon was later very faithful in serving God, but when He first approached Gideon, Gideon was quick to accuse God: “Gideon said to Him, ‘O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to […]
Help Me Go to Heaven
In John 14:1-3 Jesus said, “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, […]
“The Wind Bloweth Where It Will”
Jesus’ statement, “Verily, verily I say unto thee, except one be born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God” (John 3:3) brought an astonished response from Nicodemus, a Jewish ruler who had already accepted Jesus as “a teacher come from God.” Although Nicodemus was slow in understanding Jesus’ teaching, he had seen Jesus’ miraculous […]
