Whether of them twain [the two] did the will of his father? – Matthew 21:31. Hear a parable from Jesus: “A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in my …

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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. – Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25 When the rich young man had decided …

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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’ answer.  …

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Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? – Matthew 18:1.   What we would say in answer to this question might be wrong.  Let us see what answer the Savior gave to this question.  He said: “If any …

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  Whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance, but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. – Matthew 13:12. God’s spiritual gifts are, mainly, a believing knowledge of …

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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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Not every one that saith unto Me, “Lord, Lord!” shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven. – Matthew 7:21 In the visible Christian Church there are people …

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