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Jesus continued his discussion with his twelve disciples concerning pride but expanded the issue slightly. What do you do if your brother or sister sins against you?

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The twelve disciples of Jesus had been having an ongoing conversation. Well, it was more than just a conversation; it was a full-on heated disagreement. Who would be the greatest in the kingdom? They couldn’t come to an agreement, so they wanted Jesus to decide. Jesus did, but not in the way they expected.

By the time Jesus begins his public ministry, the Jewish people have been eagerly awaiting the Messiah for over 1000 years! There were numerous prophecies about the Messiah (Anointed One) who would come, set the Jewish people free from their oppressors and set up the new kingdom of Israel. As a result, the nation of Israel had developed some strong expectations regarding who the Messiah would be, and what he would do.

Throughout scripture, we see that all born again believers in Jesus are disciple-makers. Like the fishermen on Barangonan, there are two types of disciple-makers that we observe throughout the New Testament. The ‘as you go about your business’ disciple-makers and The ‘disciple-making is my business’ disciple-makers.

By now, most all of us understand that God does not forbid the drinking of alcohol; He forbids drunkenness (Ephesians 5:15-21). When you are drunk, you are out of control of your mind, your emotions and your bodily functions. When you are drunk you are extremely vulnerable to the forces around you and to the evil inclinations within you.

​In Pride, there is no honest self-evaluation, there is no desire to improve, there is no recognition of shortcomings and inward sin, there is no bending the knee in confession or repentance.

The Biblical term for living according to God’s Word is righteousness. If you do what God tells you to do, you are a righteous person. If you do not do what God tells you to do, you are a wicked person. To do right is to obey God’s law. Proverbs has a lot to say about righteousness. There are 102 verses in Proverbs that speak about righteousness. The up-shot of all these verses is that doing right in the eyes of God is the best way to live.

Is Jesus coming soon? To answer this question we need to ask, which coming are we talking about? Jesus is coming twice. The first coming of Jesus is for the Church. The second coming of Jesus is for Israel. These are two distinct, separate events.

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