by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 19:20 “The young man said to Him, ‘All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?’ ” After Jesus told the young man that he needed to keep the commandments if he wanted to enter eternal life, the young man replied saying that he had already...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 27, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 19:13 – 15 “Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.’ ” It’s sad,...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 26, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 19:12 “…and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it.” A eunuch is someone who has refused to or has lost his ability to perform sexual intercourse with a partner. While...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 25, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 19:10 “His disciples said to Him, ‘If such is the case of the man with his wife, it is better not to marry.’ ” The disciples understood the message of Jesus, and it was not palatable to them at all, and in fact, marriage became unattractive based on this new...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 24, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 19:8 “He said to them, ‘Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.’ “ This may sound very simplistic, but Jesus made it so. Divorce is the result of hardness of heart, which...
