Moses is shown the promised land, but not allowed to enter. He dies while talking with God, and God buries him, so no one knows where his grave is, and…
In a somewhat confusing passage, just after Moses has been described as the one person who can talk to God face to face, Moses asks to see God face to…
In Jesus' parable, the invited guests respond shamefully and criminally. Their reaction is somewhat inexplicable. But the host destroys “those murderers.” He replaces them with people from the streets both…
Moses relayed the 10 commandments: 8 were prohibitions, 2 were positive, and harder to quantify. The scribes and the Pharisees had to come up with a lot of extra regulations…
Jesus is challenged by the religious authorities about his credentials for teaching in the temple. In return he challenges their faith. He states that the notorious sinners who repent may…
In His parable, Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a landowner who is looking for day laborers. He hires some first thing in the morning, negotiating a fair price…
Jesus tells a parable about a servant who receives forgiveness of a large debt he owes, but then refuses to forgive a small debt owed to him. The master who…
Matthew 18 begins with Jesus telling his disciples one who becomes humble like a child is great in the Kingdom of Heaven. It then warns people not to cause “little…
After Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Son of the Living God, Jesus begins to explain that His role as messiah means that he will die and on the third…
The question of just who God is dates back millennia. Most Middle Eastern cultures worshiped a pantheon of gods, who while they may have been said to have participated in…