Luke 14:34–35 (MEV): “Salt is good. But if the salt has lost its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? 35 *It is neither fit for the land nor for the manure pile. So men throw it out. “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” This is a short post. Jesus is yet again …
Know the Master’s Will
Luke 12:47–48 (MEV): “That servant who knew his master’s will, but did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he who unknowingly committed acts worthy of punishment shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whom much is given, of him much shall be required. And …
The Reality of Hell (Reprise)
Matthew 18:8–9 (MEV): Therefore if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life lame or maimed than having two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it …
Jesus on the Reality of Hell
Mark 9:42–48 (MEV): “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life …
It Was Unexpected
Matthew 17:9 (MEV): As they came down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead.” Jesus says this to a select small group of His disciples. It was spoken after they had all been up a mountain. It is an event known …
A Rainbow Like an Emerald
Revelation 4:3 (LEB): And the one seated was similar in appearance to jasper and carnelian stone, and a rainbow was around the throne similar in appearance to emerald.This fascinates me. John in His later years, was given a revelation by Jesus. In the midst of it, he was caught up to heaven. He finds himself …
Escape to Another
Matthew 10:21–23 (MEV): “The brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child. And the children will rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death. You will be hated by all men for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved. …
It Wasn’t Allowed
Genesis 2:8–9 (MEV): The Lord God planted a garden in the east, in Eden, and there He placed the man whom He had formed. Out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst …
What Sign do You Show Us?
John 2:18–19 (MEV): Then the Jews said to Him, “What sign do You show us, seeing that You do these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” We arrive upon this seen after Jesus has just cleared the outer temple courts by means of a whip. …
How Shall I Know?
Luke 1:18 (MEV): Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man and my wife well advanced in years.” This is Zechariah's response to the angel that visited him while he was burning incense in the temple before the Lord. The angel came with good tidings of a …
