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Mark I must say these are some of the best messages/devotionals/mini sermons I have seen they are so punchy and succinct yet full of grace. I have liked them so much I have bookmarked the site - thank you!
Mel
Why does this happen to a person? To become part of the mob mentality has its comforts. You can think of wrong as being right as long as everyone else is doing the same thing. You can shift responsibility for blame to everyone around you.
Good read.
Wonderful essay. Thanks for posting it.
This sermon of Jesus’ was always one of my favorites. Jesus never failed to nail it right where it belonged.
Your heavenly Father, who sees in secret will repay you for giving alms … Your heavenly Father who sees in secret will repay you for praying … Your heavenly Father who sees what is hidden will repay you for your fasting.
Nice, but one glaring flaw. Although Matthew was possibly written in Greek (Papias wrote that it was written in Hebrew), Jesus most certainly did not speak the sermon in Greek. This approach is nothing less that eisegesis. An equivalent would be to take the modern usage of a word, and read it back into a text. The only valid approach with using Greek that was written, but not spoken; is to do a comparative study on the word if found in the Septuagint. Give me the Hebrew word He spoke, then we are getting somewhere. Nice thoughts you have though...