Like Jeremiah, Jesus is warning the people of Judea about divorce. In the time of Christ, this is an exceptionally charged issue due both to the controversy between Herod and John the Baptist and to the different schools of thought among the Jewish leaders. Jesus is not content to merely answer the question as asked, but takes the opportunity to go back to the Bible, back to God's original plan at creation and affirm the beauty, truth, and goodness of a lifelong one-man, one-woman, one-flesh bond. Marriage is under attack again, being assailed by the lies of feminism, sexual freedom, comfort ..read more

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Forgiveness is "A commitment by the offended to pardon graciously the repentant from moral liability, and to be reconciled to that person." When we are reminded of the overwhelming, impossible, and infinite debt that God has pardoned for us, the only fitting response is for us to stand ready to forgive others and be reconciled to them when they repent of their sins against us. Even if they don't come, and reconciliation isn't possible, we must still put aside all bitterness. Hanging on to bitterness, demanding justice for others after we have been shown mercy, and refusing to take back a retur ..read more

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Christ has been preaching about His concern for thelittle ones in Matthew 18. He has just told us how theShepherd is so concerned for one straying sheep thatHe will leave the ninety-nine to go pursue it. That iswhat church discipline is – the Shepherd's heart tocorrect and restore the straying one. God's way ofachieving restoration runs contrary to the sentimentaland therapeutic sensibilities of our age. But it is Christ,not man, who is building His church, so we must followthe instructions we are given instead of presume tocreate our own. We have seen a concern for correctionbut also for gent ..read more

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We've been reminded today that we are all little ones in God's pasture. We are all there by grace and not by merit. There is no room for pride or vanity among the people of God, as even the angels and their mission remind us. The sheep may struggle and go astray, which is why shepherds are given to pursue and bring back. Part of their work involves temporarily leaving the ninety nine to pursue the one, but the mission is always rescue and restoration. We are all sheep in God's pasture, and many of us are also shepherds in some capacity or another, so the charge is this – if you are a strugglin ..read more

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Christ has forced us to face the woe of a fallen world, weighed down by the curse of sin. He pronounces woe not just to the world generally, but to each individual who refuses to fight temptation. We are better off having eyes, hands, and feet cut off than being thrown into the eternal fire of hell. The old covenant cutting ceremonies pointed God's people to this reality, and the new covenant fulfillment delivers the substance to us. If we are in Christ, the old members have been cut off. If we are in Christ, we are a new creation with a newfound desire for holiness. Holiness is not easy. Holi ..read more