Since I will not have internet access on Saturday, I'll do this one early :). This chapter is actually one of my favorite chapters, every verse is pertinent. Therefore, I will pick a less tread upon verse in hopes that we may also have the same gift from God and start performing our mission from God.
"28 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, 29 for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes."
As we can see from the whole chapter that the foundation to a life lesson is laid. And from the people's reactions, we know they were amazed with this lesson. We can see from the next chapter that after this sermon was preached, "great multitudes followed Him" (8:1). This lesson drew many people because Jesus spoke with authority. What does speaking with authority entail? First, the person would have to know what he is talking about. Second, the person needs to be convinced of what he is saying to amplify that certainty to the audience. Most importantly, the person would need the agreement from the highest authority, God, fulfill His promises. Otherwise, his promises would be empty and lose authority. Jesus was in complete agreement with God because He told us, "I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me" (John 8:28).
In preaching the gospel today, it is the same for us. Are we ready to teach the Word of God and astonish the listeners? Do we know what to preach? Are we convicted in what we believe to be able to convince others? Are we in agreement with the highest authority and draw power from him who is the fulfiller of the promises we preach? Are we equipped? If not, what do we need to do to be ready?
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Matthew 7,1:
Richtet nicht, damit ihr nicht gerichtet werdet.
My comment:
A lot of people have prejudices against other persons who he often (always) don`t know very good. It isn`t right to judge someone because he looks ugly or even if he talks a lot of shit. Everybody has the right to own his own opinion. Maybe these opinions are even better than yours^^.
Mattäus 7, 3:
"was siehst du aber den Splitter in deines Bruders Auge und nimmst nicht wahr den Balken in deinem Auge?"
This verse my mother often say to me -.- We sould not critize other people too much because you have a lot of sins, too. First you should look at yourself before you get angry about the others.
i know it's hard to know which words are really bad in a foreign language. the word 'shit' is bad, please do not use :)
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