Wednesday In The Word With Krisan Marotta

In giving us the Lord's prayer, Jesus is not giving us a ritual to perform or a spiritual discipline to ensure our prayers are answered. Jesus is challenging us to consider what is our hearts are... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

Being religious is no guarantee that you are genuinely following God. Whatever you define as obedience to God (being in full-time ministry, church attendance, praying, fasting, giving to the poor,... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

Jesus commands us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. In one sense, loving your neighbor is a simple, practical guide to good conduct. But it is also a truth we have to embrace... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for applying instructions for the judges of Israel to their personal behavior. They claim they can be as proportionally vindictive to in the name of seeking retribution... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

Since we rarely make oaths today, there doesn’t seem to be much to learn from Matthew 5:33-37. However, Jesus is speaking to a deeper issue than telling the truth or meaning what we say. He's... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

Both Moses and Jesus recognize that we sinners are going to fail in our marriages and so they allowed divorce with some regulations. Moses did not mean divorce was a righteous option. Divorce... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

The Pharisees consider themselves blameless before the law if they have refrained from physically committing adultery. But Jesus says righteousness requires more. It requires inward submission to the... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

Lecture notes: https://www.wednesdayintheword.com/matthew25/ The Pharisees believe they are righteous because no court can convict them of murder. But Jesus warns that if courts were in charge of... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

In the second section of this sermon Jesus warns that our righteousness must exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees. Unlike them, we must have a genuine commitment to the Scriptures and what they... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

People marked by the being poor in spirit, mourning over sin, hungering for righteousness, pursuing peace and mercy, etc. will draw the hostility of the world, but they will be rewarded with eternal... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

Like the merciful, those commit the costly act of refusing to answer injury for injury and seeking a peaceful reconciliation instead will find their inheritance as children of God in the kingdom of... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

The pure in heart are not those who are morally perfect. Rather their hearts have been cleansed of rebellion and rejection of God. The pure in heart live like the gospel is true, though not... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

Only those will to commit the costly act of being merciful will receive mercy in the kingdom of God, because showing mercy is an implication of having saving faith. Lecture notes:... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

When you’re physically hungry, the desire to eat is so overwhelming you can hardly think about anything else. Jesus is counting on that experience in this beatitude. The truly fortunate ones long for... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

While Matthew 5:5 is probably the most famous beatitude, not many people understand what it means. Jesus does not explain what he means by “meek”, but he is quoting Psalm 37 which gives us a very big... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com

Mourning is the appropriate emotional response to being poor in spirit. When you realize that life is not what it should be and you are not the kind of person you should be, the appropriate response... What the Bible means and how we know. For more information WednesdayintheWord.com