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“14The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, 15for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. 16I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that …
God’s work of salvation is greater than just saving the souls of believers. At the end of time, God will restore all things, heaven and earth, humans and animals, and make all things new. Instead of taking us out of a condemned world, God will restore creation, remove all sin and evil, and let goodness, love and righteousness reign instead. …
The kingdom of God, also known as the kingdom of Heaven, is not a geographical location. In the kingdom of God, Jesus reigns as Lord and King, in contrast to the kingdom of the World, where the Devil reigns. The kingdom of God has come to earth with Jesus, is spreading more and more as the message of Jesus spreads, …
Matt 11:2 Matthew tells us in chapter 14 that John the Baptist was imprisoned because he criticized King Herod Antipas for his sinful behavior. Herod had divorced his wife to marry his brother’s wife Herodias, which greatly angered Herod’s first wife’s father, who attacked and defeated Herod in battle. Herod eventually committed suicide after first being accused of treason by …
Mark 4:31 The mustard seed is not the smallest seed in the world, but in the world of the time it was considered to be. The mustard seed had also become a proverb to describe something very small. Jesus tries to explain that the kingdom of God will not be big at first, but will start with a few insignificant …
Mark 4:24 A disciple of Jesus should be careful who he listens to; not all preachers teach the whole word of God. Jesus urged his disciples to flee from false teachers in the same way that sheep flee from an alien shepherd (John 10:5). A false teacher may look and sound like a real preacher, but when you examine what …
Mark 4:14 The key to understanding this parable is that the seed is the “word”. If you think that the seed represents “money”, “church activities” or “good deeds”, then you are misunderstanding the parable. One is not saved by doing good deeds but by hearing God’s word, the Bible, explained. When God’s word takes root in good soil in a …
Mark 4:2 Jesus explains difficult things in a simple way. Today it is common for preachers to do the opposite; they explain simple things in a difficult way. Mark 4:11 The “secret” is that the kingdom of God has come to earth through Jesus. Those who follow Jesus have thus become partakers of the kingdom of God. Those who do …