“Not One Stone Will Be Left Upon Another” (11/6)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Mark 13. “As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be […]

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“You Were Unwilling” (11/5)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Matthew 23; Luke 20-21. Calvinism teaches that salvation is unconditional and that grace is irresistible. The reason for this is that man (allegedly) has no free will. Therefore, man would be unable to make the decision on his own to serve the Lord. Many passages refute this idea. One […]

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“He Is Not the God of the Dead But of the Living” (11/4)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Matthew 22; Mark 12. The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection. When they confronted Jesus on this point, they thought they had an unanswerable argument that would prove the foolishness of believing in the resurrection. They presented a scenario in which a woman was married to seven brothers, […]

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“For This Purpose I Came to This Hour” (11/3)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Mark 11; John 12. “And Jesus answered them, saying, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit’” […]

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“The Son of Man Has Come to Seek and to Save That Which Was Lost” (11/2)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Luke 18:15-19:48. There were many who did not understand why Jesus would associate with tax collectors and sinners. Yet the reason why He did was because of the mission He had in coming to earth. Notice the example of Jesus with the tax collector Zaccheus who climbed a tree […]

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“We Have No King But Caesar”

Trial of Jesus

Pilate knew that the trial of Jesus was unique. Jesus explained to him that His kingdom was “not of this world” (John 18:36). Pilate then recognized that Jesus claimed to be a king (John 18:37), even though the Jews rejected Him as their king (John 18:33, 35). But the Jews’ rejection of Jesus was more […]

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“By What Authority Are You Doing These Things?” (11/1)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Matthew 20-21. After Jesus drove the money changers and merchants out of the temple (Matthew 21:12-13), it is not surprising that the chief priest and elders questioned Him about those things He was doing. “When He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came […]

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