Jesus Christ tells us that the ‘eye’ is the lamp of the body, and if the eye is good it allows the whole body to be full of light. But Jesus also speaks of an ‘evil eye’. What is a bad or evil eye? Why does Jesus use this type of language in the midst of speaking about money? In this message we learn that a person’s relationship with money shows the condition of their soul. We are told that […]
Read More »Fasting has become somewhat a forgotten subject in today’s church and yet it’s a practice which God’s people have done countless times in scripture and throughout history christian’s have carried out fasting. But although it’s good to fast to see God answer our needs, Jesus warns us that fasting must be done properly. The error of the Pharisees is they fasted to be seen by men as ‘holy’, and the danger of doing that today is very much real. So […]
Read More »Out of all the prayer guidance Jesus gives in His sermon on the mount there is only one thing that He goes back to and that is forgiveness. Jesus plainly says that if someone says they’ve been forgiven of their debt against God but are unable to forgive the debt of others against them, then God will neither forgive them. Many christians especially in the reformed circles can feel rather uneasy when they hear about forgiveness being given to someone […]
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After Jesus deals with giving in secret he then goes onto another aspect of the Christian life that should be done in secret and that is prayer. He gives three categories, first is the hypocrite who offers up long prayers to be noticed by others, second is the gentile who heaps up vain repetitions thinking they’ll be heard for their many words, and thirdly is the Christian who actually prays secretly! The Christian has a promise that the Father waits […]
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