Bible
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Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew – Matthew 12:1-8
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (Sabbath Rules) Questions to be answered in this study: Was Jesus and His disciples breaking the law by walking through a cornfield taking ears of corn that belonged to someone else? Was plucking and eating ears of corn on the Sabbath breaking the Sabbath laws? Was David and his men wrong by accepting food sanctified for temple use? What is greater than the temple and the temple laws? Has the Sabbath been changed to Sunday? How is the Sabbath related to a type of Christ? What does it mean “for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works?” Are we commanded to keep the…
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Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew – Matthew 11:28-30
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (Yoked with Jesus) Questions to be answered in this study What was the original meaning of the word “Yoke” in New Testament times? How was the yoke that Jesus offered different from the one the Pharisaical Rabia’s offered? What is the meaning of the word Pharisee, which explains their true purpose? What exactly is a yoke and what is its purpose? In what ways does Christ’s death on the cross benefit those who trust in Him? What is a person’s very first action when they realize they need help to confront all the problems of life? What is the only way we will ever find peace…
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Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew – Matthew 11:25-27
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (The sovereignty of God and the free will of man) Questions to be answered in this study (Answers to question will be underlined in the narrative.) What is sovereignty? Does God control everything? What is fatalism? What does free will mean? Are there things God cannot do? Why did God hide the truth from the wise while letting the babes see it, babes meaning those not included among the wise elite? Why did Jesus praise God for withholding the truth when it meant Israel’s rejection of Him as the Messiah? There is only one way we can ever know the truth. What is it? What…