Day 291, Year 1 Avoiding Hidden Contamination “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.” (Luke 11:44 NKJV) Some people think that the Bible has many contradictions. For example, yesterday’s verse compared the Pharisees, etc., […]
Day 292, Year 1 The Peace That Comes from Being Consistent “So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” (Matthew 23:28 NASB) The word “you” in today’s verse might refer to the priests of that time. In addition to being responsible for rituals such as sacrifices,
Day 293, Year 1 Honestly Confronting the Weaknesses in Human Nature “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, and say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in
Day 294, Year 1 Learning From History to Improving Yourself “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous.” (Matthew 23:29 NASB) A significant portion of the Bible is regarded as historical records. The way we see these recorded histories is influential.
Day 295, Year 1 Understanding the History and Living Wisely in the Present “And say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’” (Matthew 23:30 NASB) Today’s verse can be understood as the Pharisees, etc., would obey
Day 296, Year 1 Do Not Underestimate the Influence of Heredity “And say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’” (Matthew 23:30 NASB) The Pharisees, etc., seemed to have underestimated the influence of generational curses, naively
Day 297, Year 1 Be Determined to Overcome Generational Evil “Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers.” (Matthew 23:32 NASB) The Pharisees, etc., naively looked back on the past but failed to see it as a reminder for their present time. They knew the sins of their ancestors but did not
Day 298, Year 1 Cutting Off Hereditary Evil With Hatred “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.” (Luke 14:26 NKJV) In my opinion, today’s verse is the best way to explain how
Day 299, Year 1 How Can a Human Like a Viper Escape God’s Sentence? “You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?” (Matthew 23:33 NASB) If sinners can be freed from “serpents” and “the brood of vipers,” then they can escape the sentence of hell. Indeed, for many first-generation
Day 300, Year 1 Reaping the Punishment of Generations … “Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city, so that upon you may fall the guilt of
