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The Trials and Tests of Our Faith
Originally posted on Stephen Nielsen:
Matthew 7:24-27 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. 25 “And the rain descended, and the…
Ten Signs of Self-Deception
Originally posted on Stephen Nielsen:
I have been following the sermons of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones in his Studies in the Sermon on the Mount. In the last few posts, particularly on Matthew 7:21-23, Jesus has told us straight out that…
Love Your Enemies
Originally posted on Stephen Nielsen:
In Matthew 5: 43-44, we have this teaching to love our enemies, in contrast to the teaching of the Pharisees and scribes, to love their neighbors, but to hate their enemies. “You have heard that…
Christ’s Teaching on Divorce
Preachers tend to avoid this topic—as well as teaching on bible prophecy. We must expound the bible systematically, missing nothing. We need not only preach on what interests or pleases us, but on what is written down for us in … Continue reading
The Mortification of Sin
Jesus deals with this topic of the mortification of sin in Matthew 5:29-30. “And if your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out, and throw it from you; for it is better for you that one of the parts … Continue reading
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 5:27-30, “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her … Continue reading
Thou Shalt Not Kill — Matthew 5:21-26
In review, what we have said about Jesus’ teaching in His Sermon on the Mount, is that He gives us a contrast between what the Scribes and Pharisees were teaching and what was the true teaching of Moses. As Lloyd-Jones … Continue reading