Tag: pharisee
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Do You Repent Or Revolt?
12Then the disciples came to [Jesus] and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” 13He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.–Matthew 15
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Mr. Righteous and Mr. Traitor
9[Jesus] also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 10“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust,…
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Walk [1-minute read]
20So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.–Proverbs 2 Here is a simple result of following biblical counsel. Do you want this kind of life? I would like to be known as a man who makes good choices and who pursues righteousness. This would place…
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Mr. Traitor [1-minute read]
9He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 10“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust,…
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Sick and Needy [1-minute read]
29And Levi made [Jesus] a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no…
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Son of Man
61But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” 62And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” 63And the high priest tore his garments and…
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Walk This Way
20So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.–Proverbs 2 Here is a simple result of following biblical counsel. Do you want this kind of life? I would like to be known as a man who makes good choices and who pursues righteousness. This would place…
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House of Prayer
17And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.” 18And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because…
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Inside Is the Problem
14And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand:15There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” 17And when he had entered the house and left the people, his…
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Gotcha’ Moment
1Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good…
Joel M Bradshaw 