New Books on the Sidebar
I think it is important that we are constantly sharpening ourselves. We have to have balance in that because we should also be using our knowledge to help others and minister and make a difference for the kingdom of God in the world. It is possible to be a sharp knife that stays in the […]
Grace in the Parables – Two Debtors
In Matthew 18:21 Peter asks Jesus how many times he has to forgive his brother, seven times? It seems to me Peter is asking Jesus what the limits of grace really are? Just how far does God expect his people to extend grace to others? So Jesus tells them a story about a man who […]
Grace in the Parables – The Wedding Banquet
The last parable mentioned here was that grace means we don’t always get what we deserve. A few chapters later (Matthew 22), upon entering Jerusalem Jesus tells a parable about a king who threw a wedding banquet for his son. All the people you might expect to be there turned him down. So he sent […]