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What did Jesus Teach?

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Savior." 1 Corinthians 1: 3 ""Jesus began proclaiming, "Turn from your sins to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near."" Mathew 4:17 The message the Lord Jesus taught was the Good News (Gospel) of the Kingdom of Heaven (or the Kingdom of God). It was a continuation of the same message John the Baptizer, his forerunner, proclaimed (Mathew 3: 2). Jesus relied heavily on the use of storytelling to paint a picture of this Kingdom: "All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed he said nothing to them without using a parable" (Mathew 13:34). Many of these parables are recorded in Mathew 13: vs. 3- parable of the sower; vs. 24- the parable of the wheat and tares; vs. 31- the parable of the mustard seed; vs. 33- the parable of the yeast; vs. 44- the parable of hidden treasure; vs. 45- the parable of fine pearls; and vs. 47- the parable of the fishing net. A c...

The Church, Money and Giving!

Opening Readings "Men, what must I do to be saved?" They said, "Trust in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved- you and your household!" Acts 16:30-31 "Grace to you and peace from God and the Lord Jesus the Savior." Romans 1:7 Introduction I desire to share with you scriptures and remarks on the topic of money in the Church. Know most certainly that teachings about "money" as well as giving to the ministry is one of the hotly contested teachings in the body of Christ today. My purpose here is to push out relevant scriptures from both the Jewish or Old Testament as well as the New Testament, comment minimally, and just share with you what the teachings are. Comparing and contrasting what the preceding Jewish or Old Testament and the succeeding New Testament says would be a good way to present this, I think. Message So much of the teaching on money in a number of Christian meetings today revolve around the popular, or is it infamous, Ti...