Matthew 19:29 - Leaving It All For Jesus
Q: In Matthew 19:29, Jesus says that if you abandon your wife and children for Jesus, he will give you a big reward. Doesnt this go against the family values typically promoted by the church?A: I can...
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I think Matt 19:29 means exactly what it says. Jesus expected the Son of Man to return in glory, clouds, and with all his angels in the lifetimes of his disciples (Mark 1:15; 8:38-9:1), so what use...
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Matthew 19 builds up to 19:29.The lines of the Jesus character make it clear that marriage is better than fornication, but being a eunuch for the Lord is better than being married.His straight men...
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Waterrock said:Quote:Jesus seems to be speaking here not of deliberate family-abandoning, but of incidental family-abandoning(Emphasis mine.)Seems, huh? Seems, basically meaning a subjective...
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Quote:No, at least not permanently (though those who had families probably left their families in the care of other relatives during Jesus preaching-tours). Death is pretty permanent. I thought many...
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This verse means exactly what it says... I know it seems brutal, but time is short, we are commanded to put God before anything or anyone else in our lives... Therefore. we are to put Him first, and...
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Argy Lacedom wrote:You have no way of knowing that.Thus comes the zillion different beliefs and 'right' interpretations of a book that has no way of being known. Beliefs generally match the owner of...
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The time was "short" an alleged 2000 years ago. How am I supposed to survive if I put your god before eating, drinking, paying bills, etc.? Throughout history people have put an imagined god first...
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Yark Hutprancer wrote:The time was "short" an alleged 2000 years ago. How am I supposed to survive if I put your god before eating, drinking, paying bills, etc.? Throughout history people have put an...
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