Mat 8:23-27 Recall that after attracting much attention by His healing ministry in Capernaum, Jesus “gave orders to depart to the other side” (Mat 8:18). How many disciples might there have been who followed Him? See Mar 4:36. How does Matthew’s description of the storm that arose differ from that of Mark and Luke? See…
Mat 8:14-17 In what town did Peter live? See Mat 8:5. What does Mat 8:14 tell us about Roman Catholicism’s first pope? Cf. 1Co 9:5. With what was Peter’s mother-in-law afflicted? How did Jesus heal her? What was her response? Note: the Greek word used is diakonew from which we get our word deacon; it means…
Mat 8:2-4 What is it about leprosy that makes it a fitting picture of the uncleanness of our sin nature? Note: “Leprosy, beginning with little pain, goes on in its sluggish but sure course, until it mutilates the body, deforms the features, turns the voice into a croak, and makes the patient a hopeless wreck”…
Children Both an Eternal and Temporal Blessing: Recall that in the same way the relationships of both the Father to the Son and Christ to the Church are creative, so is marriage intended to be a creative relationship, and it is precisely this creative aspect wherein is found the greatest blessings of the relationship. Even…
The Husband in God’s Divine Order: In the same way that God is the head of Christ in His relationship to the Father, and Christ is the head of man in our relationship to him, so is the man the head of his wife in the marriage relationship; 1Co 11:3. As the Spirit of God…
Mat 7:24-27 What words that people hear is Jesus referring to in Mat 7:24 and 26? Hint: if you have a red letter edition of the Bible, where do the red letters start? What does the word “therefore” in Mat 7:24 imply about the relationship between Jesus’ teaching that follows about the wise and foolish…
Mat 7:13-14 What do these verses teach us about the two paths that confront each one of us in this life? Contrast the beginning and end of each. What is it about the path that leads to destruction that deceives people to suppose they are going the right direction? What does this teach us about…
Mat 7:1-5 What does Jesus mean by judging in Mat 7:1-2? Hint: We get our word criticize from the Greek word used here; “the habit of censoriousness; sharp, unjust criticism” (Robertson’s Word Pictures); cf. Jam 4:11-12. What is the danger of criticizing others for what we understand, rightly or wrongly, to be their shortcomings or…
Mat 6:25 What does “For this reason” in Mat 6:25 refer to? I.e., for what reason ought we to not be anxious about the daily necessities of our life? See Mat 6:19-24. What is the natural tendency of man’s fallen nature in regard to storing up treasures on earth to provide for his temporal needs,…
Mat 6:19-21 What does it mean to “lay up” treasures upon earth? See Rom 2:5, 1Co 16:2, 2Co 12:14, Luk 12:21 and context, and note: the Greek word used is the verbal form of the word treasure, thus literally “treasure not to you treasures…”. What sort of treasures do people treasure up for themselves today? …