“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.“Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they theContinue reading “How Jesus Dealt with False Accusers, Pt 2”
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How Jesus Dealt with False Accusers
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,“Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;“Having a form ofContinue reading “How Jesus Dealt with False Accusers”
The Disciple Once Most Hated
“And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.“And he left all, rose up, and followed him” (Luke 5:27, 28 KJV). Of the Roman officials in Palestine, none were more hated than the publicans. The fact that theContinue reading “The Disciple Once Most Hated”
From Sin and Suffering to Purity and Peace
“For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast” (Psalms 33:9 KJV). The rabbis had waited anxiously to see what disposition Christ would make of this case. They recollected how the man had appealed to them for help, and they had refused him hope or sympathy. Not satisfied with this, theyContinue reading “From Sin and Suffering to Purity and Peace”
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Healing Truth for the Hopeless
“He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away” (Luke 1:53 KJV). In the healing of the paralytic at Capernaum, Christ again taught the same truth. It was to manifest His power to forgive sins that the miracle was performed. And the healing of the paralytic also illustratesContinue reading “Healing Truth for the Hopeless”
Leprosy Healed!
“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God” (1 John 3:9 KJV). Of all diseases known in the East the leprosy was most dreaded. Its incurable and contagious character, and its horrible effect upon its victims, filled theContinue reading “Leprosy Healed!”