by Frank Retief | Feb 13, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 6 v 20. “Blessed are the poor for yours is the Kingdom of God.” This passage reads very much as does Matthew 5 vs 7 where our Lord gives his famous “Sermon on the Mount”. Is this the same sermon? Probably not but in all probability a very similar sermon on a...
by Frank Retief | Feb 12, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 6 verses 18 &19. “…Those troubled by evil spirits were cured, and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.” The opposition of the religious leaders would eventually lead to Christ’s death. He had no time to...
by Frank Retief | Feb 11, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 6 v 9. “Then Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath; to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?’” This is the second instance where the practise of those days perverted a law that was intended for good. This time it did not...
by Frank Retief | Feb 10, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 6 v 5 Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” It is very important to read this entire passage for it deals with two incidents which illustrate how the people of Jesus’ day, had twisted and perverted the divine law of God to mean...
by Frank Retief | Feb 9, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 5 v 38. “No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. To further illustrate his point, that his presence, with his disciples is a time for rejoicing and not for mourning, Jesus gives the parable of new and old garments and new and old wineskins. Jesus did not...
by Frank Retief | Feb 8, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 5 v 34. “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? Please read the passage for the day. Jesus had many critics and amongst the criticisms was the behaviour of those he gathered around him. It seemed to some onlookers that they lacked...
