Matthew 10:1 "...His twelve disciples..." Jesus had other people following Him, but He had chosen twelve from among them to be with Him always. And within these, he had something of an inner circle of Peter, James, and John. 1 "...He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out..." Gave it to them …
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Matthew 9:18 "...a ruler came and worshiped Him..." Religious leader. Doesn't specify what he did, but by his actions paid homage to Jesus. 18 "...come and lay Your hand on her and she will live" Statement of faith. If you come and touch her, she will be made well. Not as much as the centurion …
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Matthew 9:1 "...came to His own city" The folks on the other side of the Sea of Galilee urged Him to leave so He did. He is now back at Nazareth. 2 "...a paralytic lying on a bed...your sins are forgiven you" The man and the ones who brought him wanted physical healing. But Jesus …
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Matthew 8:18 "...saw great multitudes...He gave a command to depart to the other side" They're in Capernaum, and the people are beginning to mass about Him. He gives the command to leave by boat and go to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. I would suspect this is a time He saw the …
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Matthew 8:2 "...a leper came and worshiped Him..." Scripture uses the word worshiped a good bit without giving any more explanation. I'd always considered worship to be internal, from the heart, which it is. But the scripture also tells us that the Roman soldiers worshiped Christ as they were beating and mocking Him. Surely they …
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Matthew 7:1 "Judge not, that you be not judged." The most quoted Bible verse used to be John 3:16, for God so loved the world. Now it is judge not lest ye be judged. Unfortunately those who are so quick to quote it are missing the meaning from the context and have no idea what …
Matthew 6:1 "...do not do your charitable deeds before men..." Why do you do the things you do. For yourself or for Christ. Payment determines intention. Do you want the praise of men or of God. Can be a fine line. It's possible to take pride in supposedly doing things for Christ, only to receive …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 