2020-2021 will always be remembered as the year of the Coronavirus Epidemic. The epidemic has taken many lives. But it has done more than jeopardize our health, it has shrunk our lives. For a time, our social circle shrank to our immediate family...

In Matthew chapter 5 Jesus told His disciples to let their light shine before men, so that their good works would be a light in this dark world and give glory to the Father who is in heaven (Matt. 5:16). But when we come to the first 18 verses in...

In Matthew chapter 5 Jesus told His disciples to let their light shine before men, so that their good works would be a light in this dark world and give glory to the Father who is in heaven (Matt. 5:16). But when we come to the first 18 verses in...

As chapter 5 ends we are met with the 6th antithesis in Jesus teaching, “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (v. 44). But is this virtue possible in a world that cancels any opposing viewpoint? What about those who openly ridicule...

As chapter 5 ends we are met with the 6th antithesis in Jesus teaching, “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (v. 44). But is this virtue possible in a world that cancels any opposing viewpoint? What about those who openly ridicule...

How often have you heard somebody attempt to establish their credibility or make a rash promise by saying, “I swear on my life” or “I swear to God?” Maybe our own lips have uttered these words, but do we really know what we just committed ourselves...

How often have you heard somebody attempt to establish their credibility or make a rash promise by saying, “I swear on my life” or “I swear to God?” Maybe our own lips have uttered these words, but do we really know what we just committed ourselves...

We have all heard the phrase, “the eyes are the window to the soul,” Jesus makes this clear in Matthew 6:22 when he says, “the eye is the lamp of your body.” If we rub the dirt of this world into our eyes it will dim our lamp affecting our thoughts...

We have all heard the phrase, “the eyes are the window to the soul,” Jesus makes this clear in Matthew 6:22 when he says, “the eye is the lamp of your body.” If we rub the dirt of this world into our eyes it will dim our lamp affecting our thoughts...

Moving away from the characteristics of every disciple, Jesus shifts his focus towards the Mosaic Law, teaching that he did come to abolish it, but to fulfill its requirements (v. 17) in their entirety as the perfect sacrifice. This means everyone of...