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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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Controlling the tongue
“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.” James 3:5-6 KJV The best advice on earth concerning the use of the tongue is found in the Bible book of the Proverbs. King Solomon, is given credit for writing or gathering the Proverbs. Solomon is recognized for being the wisest man who ever lived. His wisdom was granted to…
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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…