In 19 and 20
In Matt. 19-20 there is a lot more teaching of the Kingdom. By far the way Matthew records the story, it is all about the Kingdom. Anyway, here is what we learn in these chapters.
1) The Kindgom of heaven belongs to children (and those like children).
2) It is very difficult for good religious people who are also rich to enter the Kingdom of God, because they tend to love there money more than what the Kingdom stands for (gulp).
3) In the Kingdom God gives grace to whom he wants to. Don't try to tell God what is fair, and who he should and should not give mercy to. God will contuct his business the way he wants to. So work hard, rejoice in God's generousity, and remember the first will be last and the last will be first in God's Kingdom. Let's not judge eternal destiny's.
4) Jesus came to serve not to be served. If we want to be great, we must serve as the least.
1) The Kindgom of heaven belongs to children (and those like children).
2) It is very difficult for good religious people who are also rich to enter the Kingdom of God, because they tend to love there money more than what the Kingdom stands for (gulp).
3) In the Kingdom God gives grace to whom he wants to. Don't try to tell God what is fair, and who he should and should not give mercy to. God will contuct his business the way he wants to. So work hard, rejoice in God's generousity, and remember the first will be last and the last will be first in God's Kingdom. Let's not judge eternal destiny's.
4) Jesus came to serve not to be served. If we want to be great, we must serve as the least.
1 Comments:
Great thoughts Jon. I gulp too as I know that money can eaisly get in the way. Such as th "thorny soil" from Matt. 13
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