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After Jesus advised a Pharisee and his dinner guests about humility, one of the guests responded in Luke 14:15, “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” The man’s proclamation was true, but the question of who would eat bread in the kingdom of God remained a mystery Jesus helped to reveal through a parable. The parable is found in Luke 14:16-24, and Jesus used it to promote critical thinking and a question every person must answer: Will I eat bread in t

Proverbs 24:28-29 warns against lying and feuding with people. It says, “Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. Do not say, ‘Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.’” This advice is summarized in Romans 12:17-19, which instructs Christians with the same wisdom regarding their relationships with others. It says: 17 Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is

Luke 12:49-51 records Jesus’ statements about His earthly mission, and they do not inspire warm, fuzzy feelings in the reader. Here, Jesus emphasized the division brought by the gospel and the stress of knowing His painful death was quickly approaching. He said, “I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on the ear

When the last couple of months of the year roll around, many families come together to enjoy one another’s company and catch up on the year’s activities. If your family is faithful to the Lord and all are living obediently to the truth of the gospel, joy comes easily, and peace is present because of the fellowship found in Jesus. However, many families do not enjoy that kind of peace. Jesus prophesied about the effect of His ministry, saying, “Do not think that I came to brin

Imagine that you saw someone putting groceries into the back of their car on a hot day. The person was older and seemed tired already,...

In Matthew 13, Jesus taught a parable about a sower who sowed seed as he traveled. Jesus identified four different types of soil the seed...