People searching how to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior almost always mean the Savior half. Scripture puts Lord first – and that turns out to be the relief, not the bill.
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Matthew 19 on Divorce: They Asked About the Rules. Jesus Went Back to the Beginning.
Matthew 19 divorce teaching starts with a trap about legal grounds. Jesus refused to argue the grounds and went back to one sentence written before them.
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How Can I Have a Relationship With God? Start With an Afternoon
How can I have a relationship with God? The first two men who followed Jesus never asked what to believe. They asked where he was staying – and got an afternoon.
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Take Up Your Cross Meaning: What Jesus’ Crowd Heard
The take up your cross meaning is not ordinary hardship. Jesus said it to a crowd in a land where Rome had crucified thousands. Here is what they really heard.
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Turn the Other Cheek Meaning: Why Jesus Said Right Cheek
The turn the other cheek meaning changes once you see Matthew names the right cheek – the one a hand can only reach backhanded, to insult an inferior.
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What Is Communion? The Cup Jesus Refused to Drink
What is communion? Jesus lifted the third Passover cup, called it the new testament in His blood — then refused the fourth. He left the meal unfinished.
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What Does the Bible Say About Friendship? Jesus Gave the Reason Out Loud
What does the Bible say about friendship? In John 15 Jesus gives a reason for calling the disciples friends, and it is not affection. It is what he told them.
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Jesus Wept: The Greek Word Two Verses Earlier Means Anger
Jesus wept is the Bible’s shortest verse. Two verses earlier, John uses a Greek word that means to snort with anger. Here is what that changes about grief.
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When Jesus Saw Their Faith: Can Your Faith Carry Someone?
When Jesus saw their faith, he forgave a man his four friends carried through a roof. Here is what that plural word means for the person you keep praying for.
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Ask Jesus Into Your Heart: The Bible Verse Behind It Was Written to Christians
The ‘ask Jesus into your heart’ Bible verse is Revelation 3:20, and Jesus said it to people who were already Christians. Here is why that is good news.