verse of the day

Friday 20 July 2018

What Jesus said. ( Matthew 8 v 11 - 12 )

In Matthew 8 v 11 - 12, spoken in response to a Roman centurion who had a serious ill servant,      would  Jesus  heal him. What follows caused Jesus to marvel at this non Jewish   man's faith,for  he says to Jesus,to speak and his servant would be healed. The conversation widens out , which  would challenge the Jewish exclusiveness, and would even challenge them to question their standing before God.  Jesus took this opportunity to give hope to the world,the kingdom of God is no longer to be limited, but will include those from every tribe, not just from the 12 tribes of Israel,and every tongue, not just of the Hebrew tongue,people from all over the world. ( Revelation 5 v 9 ) ''Next Jesus goes on on to speak to those who considered themselves as those who thought that because of their ancestry they had automatic entrance into the kingdom of God.( John 8 v  31 - 59 ). These are the unrepentant Jews ,''(From my study Bible) ,Not only will they not gain entrance into Gods eternal kingdom ,but they will be cast out into the outer darkness , in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.These words remind us that contrary to what many people think ,death is not the end,and that eternal glory awaiting all who accept Jesus,and eternal judgement for those who don't.

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