All over the world there can be found serious Bible Students. But the big problem with them is that often they live in isolation or far away from each other. It would be wrong to think there is no reason then to come together. Even when we are not with many at a certain place, […]
Matthew 18:18-20 – The Authority of Two or Three MT18:18 “I tell you[1] [apostles] this truth: Whatever you [apostles] bind on earth will be bound in heaven,[2] and whatever you release[3] on earth will be released in heaven. MT18:19 Again, I tell you [apostles][4] this truth: If two of you might agree about a matter […]
Matthew 18:15-17 – Three Steps to Gaining a Brother || Luke 17:3 MT18:15 “However, if your brother[1] should sin[2] go to him privately and offer reproof.[3] You gain your brother if he listens to you. MT18:16 But, if he does not listen to you,[4] return with one or two others[5] so that at the mouth […]
Matthew 18:12-14 – Searching for the Lost Sheep Who Stumbled || Luke 15:3-7 MT18:12 “How does it seem to you?[1] If a shepherd[2] had one hundred sheep and one strayed, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills[3] and seek out the straying sheep? MT18:13 I tell you this truth: When he finds it […]
Matthew 18:7-11 – The Danger of Stumbling-blocks || Mark 9:37, 42; Luke 9:48; Luke 17:1, 2 MT18:7 “Woe to the world’s inevitable stumbling-blocks![1] But, woe to the person who causes the stumbling![2] MT18:8 So, if your hand or foot[3] scandalizes[4] you – cut it off and hurl it away[5] from you. Better to enter Life […]
It is not easy to be humble. We all like to be some one and to accomplish something worthwhile in life. When leaving our childhood behind the innocence goes with it as well. Most little children are guided from the family and their surroundings and learn the facts of life when passing from one year […]
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: HUMILITY, SETTLING PROBLEMS, AND FORGIVENESS [“Kingdom Children and Heart Forgiveness”] (Key word: Forgive) Matthew 18:1-6 – Children and Stumbling || Mark 9:33-36; Luke 9:46-48 MT18:1 In that hour the disciples approached Jesus, asking, “In reality, who is the greatest[1] in the Realm of Heaven?”[2] MT18:2 Having called a little boy[3] to stand among […]
Matthew 17:1. And after six days. We must first inquire for what purpose Christ clothed himself with heavenly glory for a short time, and why he did not admit more than three of his disciples to be spectators. Some think that he did so, in order to fortify them against the trial which they were […]
Matthew 17:24-27 – Tax-free Sons No Stumbling-block MT17:24 Having arrived in Capernaum certain men collecting the [Temple-tax] of two drachmas[1] approached Peter, asking: “Does your teacher refuse to pay the [temple tax]?” MT17:25 Peter answered, “Yes.”[2] But when Peter entered the house, Jesus anticipated him[3] by asking, “Simon, what is your view?[4] From whom do […]
Matthew 17:22-23 – Grief and Jesus’ Prediction of His Death || Mark 9:30-32; Luke 9:44, 45 MT17:22 Now while they were all together in Galilee Jesus told the disciples: “It is about time[1] for the Son of Humankind to be betrayed[2] into other people’s hands. MT17:23 They will kill him and the third day[3] he […]
