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Matthew 16:18: “…I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

Isaiah 6:9- 10, “…hearing, but do not understand;…seeing, but do not perceive.” In my Sower and the Seed post, I explained that “Christ used parables to teach His disciples (and us) for several reasons. First, parables were a means to…

Matthew 19:21, “…sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”   Summary The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price in Matthew 13 illustrate…

Matthew 7:14: “…the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to [eternal] life, and there are few who find it.”   Summary: This article contrasts the biblical teaching that the path to eternal life is narrow and…

Matthew 13:13: “This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.”   Summary In Matthew 13:13, Jesus explains His use of parables to reveal…

1 Peter 1:24: “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers, and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.”   1 Peter 1:24 above speaks…

Psalm 119:130, “The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.”   Summary The Bible affirms that it is understandable, and there are valuable free resources to aid in this comprehension. One excellent and free online…

Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want…” Summary The book of Psalms is a collection of Hebrew prayers and hymns that express a wide range of human emotions and experiences. They can be categorized into seven…

1 John 5:14-15: “…if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.”  …