Sometimes, Jesus says something so outlandish we don’t know how to take it. Is He using hyperbole? Is He speaking plainly? Are we to take Him literally? Or is He speaking in a parable? It is a challenge. The good news is, there are scholars who know the original language to help us out. InContinue reading “Fire of Jesus”
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Hunger and Thirst
Do you take Jesus’ words literally? Or do you recognize some of His teachings as being metaphors? Do you apply His parables and metaphors to your life? How do you use them to identify a truth of God you can use each day? There are times Jesus speaks very plainly. He means what His wordsContinue reading “Hunger and Thirst”
God Punishes Wrongdoing
Have you done something bad and had someone come with a message from higher up? Was it a message of chastisement? Was the message wrapped in a parable? Did you recognize the meaning of the message or did the messenger have to point it out? There are times when we will speak in parables orContinue reading “God Punishes Wrongdoing”
Always Be Prepared
Are you the type of person who likes to be prepared? Or are you more of a handle it on the fly kind of person? Do you ever find yourself ill prepared and wish you were more prepared? Are you prepared for Jesus to return? Some of us work hard to be prepared. Others areContinue reading “Always Be Prepared”
Wise or Foolish
Do you like using analogies? Do you like it when someone else uses an analogy? How many analogies do you hear each day? Are some of them cliché? Are some ones you have heard many times? Have you learned anything from the analogies or parables Jesus told? Analogies can help us understand complicated things. TheyContinue reading “Wise or Foolish”
Keep the Tree Growing
Have you ever wondered what the kingdom of heaven is like? Have you considered the kingdom of heaven is not quite the same as heaven itself? Huh? Are you willing to give that a little thought? Will listen to some logical thinking on the subject? As Christians, we talk a lot about heaven. We evenContinue reading “Keep the Tree Growing”
Good Seed
Have you wondered what it will be like at the end of time? Do you ask yourself if you will be one of the chosen? Do you wonder where all the evil in the world comes from? Do you know Jesus answered that question? We hear a lot of people talking about the end times,Continue reading “Good Seed”
Stolen Word
What happens when something of value has been taken from you? Do you get upset? Are you willing to do whatever it takes to get it back? What if it was the most valuable thing you can imagine? What if it is the Word of God? Sometimes things are taken from us. Sometimes things areContinue reading “Stolen Word”
Hear
How well do you hear? How well do you listen? How well do you understand? How well do you pay attention? Are you wondering why all these questions? We’ll get to that shortly. Our current interpretation of what it means to hear is simply to perceive the sound of something. We don’t put as muchContinue reading “Hear”
Marty Pressey 