‘Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. 2For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.’ Matthew 7:1-2 - NRSV I wrote last week that I think that the Bible can be the Word of God, in the sense that we … Continue reading Is the Bible ‘The Word of God’? – 2
Is the Bible ‘The Word of God’? – 1
16All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3: 16-17 NRSV ‘But as for the towns of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you … Continue reading Is the Bible ‘The Word of God’? – 1
What was Jesus’s view of Divorce?
2 Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?’ 3He answered them, ‘What did Moses command you?’ 4They said, ‘Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.’ 5But Jesus said to them, ‘Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment … Continue reading What was Jesus’s view of Divorce?
What does Life after Death mean?
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice … Continue reading What does Life after Death mean?
The Kingdom of God belongs to little children?
‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. 15Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’ 16And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, … Continue reading The Kingdom of God belongs to little children?
The Easter Promise of New Hope
11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13They said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ She said to them, ‘They … Continue reading The Easter Promise of New Hope
Reflective Preacher 