covenants & promises, israel, metaphysics, prophetic
Remember that Jesus told the people they needed to repent (change their mind), because the kingdom of the heavens was near (Matthew 4:17) – they needed to change their mind about how they could enter the kingdom. They thought that if they simply obeyed the Law,...
prophetic, slide stacks, worldview
Biblical prophecy is often underemphasized. But just how significant a problem is it when we ignore Biblical prophecy? This presentation looks at how prophecy undergirds each area of worldview, and reminds us that if we are to understand what God intends for us, we...
exegesis/exposition, Jesus, teachings of, prophetic
In considering the parables of Jesus, there are a few contextual concepts we need to understand about Jesus’ presentations in Matthew’s Gospel. First, after Jesus was rejected in Matthew 12 He spoke in public often using parables. His purpose in doing so was...