Jesus Heals the Gadarenes Possessed
Matthew 8:28-34 This reading is part of Matthew Chapter 8. It follows Chapter 5-7 which covers the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew in the Sermon on the Mount has shown Jesus as the New Moses, and now in Chapter 8 is showing his readers that he is much more than Moses, that Jesus’ roots […]
Almsgiving and Prayer
Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 In this passage Jesus, teaches us the correct way to practice the three important traditions of Christian life i.e.: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. Prayer: (v.6) Importance of personal prayer. Having intimacy with Abba. A deep communion with the Father in faith and love. Worshipping Abba with a pure heart. Fasting: (vv.17-18) […]
The Law and the Prophets
Matthew 5:17-19 The Old Testament Law and prophecies are fulfilled in and through Jesus, because the role of the Old Testament was to slowly reveal Christ. So the Ten Commandments (Law) are not wrong, but indicators to fulfilment in Jesus who come to complete them, not change them. This is the heart of Jesus […]
James and John Desire Importance In Jesus’ Kingdom
Mark 10:32-45 Three times Jesus tells the Apostles about what awaits him in Jerusalem. Thus revealing to them the importance of his passion, death and resurrection for the Salvation of humankind. But the apostles seem to fail to understand this and see prestige and importance for themselves. Christian Discipleship means to be imitators of […]
The Holy Spirit as Revealer of the Truth and as a Guide
John 16:12-15 The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Holy Trinity, is in complete union with the Father and the Son. He is the one who reveals the Truth; opens our eyes, hearts and mind to see and understand the Good News of Gods’ Love, especially in and through Jesus, Jesus’ Life […]
Belief in Jesus is Belief In God
John 12:44-50 These words of Jesus are set within the arch of Jesus’ Glory (Passion-Death-Resurrection). In Chapter 11 we have the Raising of Lazarus and the plotting to kill Jesus. This chapter (12) starts with Jesus’ anointing at Bethany at the hands of Mary – Lazarus’ Sister and then his Triumphal entry into Jerusalem […]
I AM the Bread From Heaven
John 6:35-40 Bread is the most essential for survival and is available for everyone whether one is rich or poor. Jesus identifies himself as this bread and says “I AM the bread of life”, i.e he who created everything and thus is over everything, makes himself as small, simple and little as the humble bread […]
Nicodemus and Jesus: God’s abundant Love
John 3: 16-21 God is Love and he has poured out his abundant love for us in and through Jesus. And what is significant is this, that he did all this while we were still sinners. We see this in Jesus’ self-sacrifice for us. It is God’s desire that none of his children should perish […]
The Authority of the Son of Man
John 5:17-30 God is light and love. And he loves humanity to such an extent, that he has not stopped working to bring it back to himself. This is identified as God’s Steadfast Love. Jesus is imitating, God Father in this, himself. Culturally, a Jewish son followed in his father’s work. Jesus is a Carpenter, […]
The Law and the Prophets
Matthew 5:17-19 Whatever the prophets of the Old Testament foretold, we see getting fulfilled in Jesus. Yahweh had given the Law to the people of Israel at Sinai, as part of the package of freedom, he bestowed on them. It was meant to keep them free in and through a loving relationship with God himself, […]