Bible
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The Exposition of Matthew 11:20-24
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (Why Israel Rejected Jesus) Questions to be answered in this study: What were the three reasons Israel rejected Jesus as their Messiah? Why do people reject Jesus today? Why did the Jews believe they were already a part of the kingdom of heaven and did not need to trust in Jesus? Upon what three cities did Jesus specifically pronounce judgment? In what way did Jesus compare these cities to the pagan gentile cities of Tyre, Sidon and Sodom, famous for their depravity and idolatry. What about Tyre? According to Ezekiel 26, wasn’t it not to ever be rebuilt after God’s judgement on it? How is that…
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Exposition of the Gospel of Matthew – Matthew 11:16-19
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (How Israel Rejected Jesus) Questions to be answered in this study Our purpose for studying the gospel of Matthew or any other portion of Scripture is to learn so that we might grow closer to God; God gave us the Bible for our learning. “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning,” Romans 15:4. It is amazing how little most church members know about the Bible. I know this to be true for I’ve been associated with church members for a very long time. I had a deacon friend once that amazed me of how little he knew about the Bible and it…
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The Exposition of Matthew 11:7-15
Written by Jimmie Burroughs (Jesus speaks to the multitudes) Questions to be answered in this study: Why did Jesus say that John the Baptist was the greatest born of woman? Why was John greater than all the great men of the Old Testament? Why did Jesus also say, “While there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” Was John even a part of the kingdom of heaven? Did the crowds accept John as a prophet? Did they believe John’s message? Do all roads lead to heaven? Are the Eastern Religions an acceptable way to…