What does Jesus say about you to the angels of God? (NASB) Luke 12:8-9 “And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; 9 but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.” […]
Jesus gave a severe warning about God’s wrath (remember this is in the New Testament. For those who believe that God’s wrath and judgment is saved only for the Old Testament, this warning is for you). (NASB) Luke 12:4-5 “I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the […]
Followers of Christ in many countries of the world are being harassed, oppressed, even imprisoned and killed. And what did Jesus say? (NASB) Luke 12:4 “‘I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.” What? We aren’t […]
Jesus was under hostile scrutiny of Pharisees, scribes and religious lawyers. On this occasion, thousands of people were gathered to hear Jesus…to be healed by Jesus. The crowd was so big and so compact that they were stepping on each other. (Luke 12:1) What did Jesus do “Under these circumstances”? Why, nothing. He […]
The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 145:17-19 You O LORD are right in all Your ways. You are loving toward all You have made. You are near to each person who calls to You in prayer. You are ever close to those who call on You in Your truth. You are […]
Jesus warned Pharisees, scribes and religious lawyers with dire words of warning: “Woe to you” and in the book of Matthew He added “hypocrites!” (See Matthew 23) How did these religious leaders respond to Jesus’ accusations? (NASB) Luke 11:53-54 “When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and […]
Jesus had been condemning a Pharisee as a hypocrite and a lawyer (an expert in Mosaic Law) said ‘You insult us also’. Luke 11:45 Jesus did not back off when He said: (NASB) Luke 11:52 “Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you […]
Words of warning – repeatedly! Woe to you – repeatedly! (NASB) Luke 11:47-51 “Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them. 48 ‘So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build […]
Jesus was talking with a lawyer (an interpreter of the Mosaic Law). Jesus had just warned a Pharisee of living a lie, of being a hypocrite. And a lawyer spoke up and said: (NASB) Luke 11:45 “…‘Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too.’” “Oops! He hadn’t oughta said that!” “Listen” to Jesus’ […]
Jesus condemned hypocrisy…for hypocrisy is living a lie. Hypocrisy intentionally covers-up, it conceals, it hides by actions and words which misleads others – hypocrisy is living a lie. Where are you appearing one way to others and actually you are another way entirely? Where are you being hypocritical? Where are you living a lie? […]