Everybody wants to be liked. Human beings are fueled by the need to be accepted. I would even say that many are even driven by the desire to be approved of by others. This is especially visible in today’s culture where tolerance and inclusion are preached constantly. However, if you follow Jesus, this will not … [Read more…]
In the last blog we looked at the first beatitude, which is recorded in Luke 6:20, and states, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” From this we drew the following conclusions: First, the word “blessed” means happy. Secondly, Jesus is not saying a state of being poor in … [Read more…]
Jesus said, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God” (Luke 6:20; ESV). When we think of being blessed poor is not what we typically consider. Most of us, when we think of being blessed, we think of our health, our family, our finances, and our property. Typically, when we … [Read more…]
One day some Sadducees, who do not believe in a physical resurrection, went to Jesus and they asked, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother” (Mark 12:19, ESV). Wait, did Moses … [Read more…]
In this blog we are going to ask and answer the question: Is there another gospel? Or, Is there a new kind of Christianity? You may be wondering, why is this even a question? Well, in February of 2010, Brian McLauren, who is a Progressive Christian Pastor, wrote a book called ‘A New Kind of … [Read more…]