“Follow Me,” were words that perhaps Matthew the tax collector would have never expected to come in a conversation with a Jewish Rabbi. Matthew collected taxes for Herod, charging duty on goods brought into the city of Capernaum. Since the taxman was responsible to cover any shortfalls, he had to be merciless in collections. It … Continue reading Lost and Found
Of Cattle, Seeds, and Cloths…
Leviticus 19:19 offers the following priestly instruction: “You are to keep My statutes. You shall not breed together two kinds of your cattle; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together.” At first glance, the command does not appear … Continue reading Of Cattle, Seeds, and Cloths…
The Two Ways
Jesus Christ often taught through antithesis—good and evil, right and wrong, true and false. This, of course, is something quite unpopular in an age of relativism, where everyone does whatever is right in one’s own eyes, in a spirit of all inclusive embrace. Yet, Jesus would have not stood for all ways being equal, nor … Continue reading The Two Ways
Underneath the Golden Rule
The “golden rule” is something familiar to a great many people. Jesus Christ put it this way: “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matt. 7:12). There ubiquitousness to this principle, as it can even be found outside the Canon … Continue reading Underneath the Golden Rule
Ask, Seek, Knock
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you,” said Jesus Christ, who goes to explain, “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened” (Matt. 7:1). The present tense of the verbs … Continue reading Ask, Seek, Knock
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