Category: Matthew
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Salt of the Earth
Matthew 5:13-14 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” Here in Matthew 5 Jesus uses the metaphor of the properties of salt to demonstrate how believers…
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A Spiritual Test
Matthew 5:23-24 “So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” Are you mad at anyone? Is there anyone that you have negative…
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The Only Way Up
Mark 9:35 “And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ‘If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.’” Matthew 23:12 “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” One of the prevailing themes of the Scriptures is that…
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Who Do You Say That He Is?
Matthew 16:13-17 “Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you say that…
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The Forgiver of Sins
Luke 23:34 “And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Matthew 26:73-75 “After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, ‘Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.’ Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, ‘I do not know the man.’ And…
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The Forgivers
Matthew 6:14-15 “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” The Bible is clear that no one is saved by works, i.e., no one will ever gain God’s favor by the good things they do. …
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The Only True Cure for Guilt
Matthew 18:21-22 “Then Peter came up and said to him, ‘Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.’” Matthew 9:6 “the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Is there anything…
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The Truth About Worry
Matthew 28:20 “And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Philippians 4:19 “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:28 “ And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those…
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Greetings
Matthew 28:9 “And behold, Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!’ And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Matthew 26:49 “And he came up to Jesus at once and said, ‘Greetings, Rabbi!’ And he kissed him.” Two greetings from two people who used the same words, but with vastly different meanings. The…
To Encourage You 