He that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me, is not worthy of Me. — Matthew 10:38. The cross of which our Savior here speaks is every hardship, tribulation, or persecution that we believers must bear because we follow Him, our …

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Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword. − Matthew 10:34. So says the Lord Jesus.  This is a very strange saying by the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah …

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Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven.  But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven. – Matthew …

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The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that He will send forth laborers into His harvest. – Matthew 9:37-38. If you would take a general view of the heathen …

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Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? – I say not unto thee, until seven times, but until seventy times seven. – Matthew 18:21-22. Here we have Peter’s question and Jesus’ …

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  Beware of false prophets! – Matthew 7:15a Of the salvation which is in Christ we know nothing, nothing at all, except what God’s Word tells us. And this salvation does not become our own except through His Word.  Therefore, …

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Enter ye in at the strait gate! – Matthew 7:13 Our Lord and Savior said: “Wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be that go in thereat” (Matthew 7:13).  Why is …

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Judge not! – Matthew 7:1a To judge is to form a judgment or an opinion of someone or something.  Here in Matthew 7, Jesus instructed us not to judge, not to keep on judging.  In John 7, Jesus instructed us …

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Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithall shall we be clothed? – Matthew 6:31. Why should we take no thought; why should we not worry, saying: “What shall we eat? What shall …

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Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor dust doth corrupt, and where thieves do …

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