In many countries today, and in our own western history, divorce was decided at the sole discretion of the man, or of men in authority through biased courts. In this passage on the subject of divorce, Jesus reminds us about the true gender equality which God has ordained from the […]

And all the people said, “how bad is it?” Hell is so bad that you’d be better off to have one hand cut off, one foot cut off, be blinded in one eye, and be tossed into the sea with a millstone tied around your neck than to go there.

Jesus took the disciples away from the crowds to teach them privately. Remember that when Jesus was with the crowds, He taught in parables (Mark 4:34Mark 4:34English: World English Bible – WEB34 Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained all things.WP-Bible plugin). Now, alone […]

When Jesus sent His disciples from village to village to preach, heal the sick and cast out demons (Mark 6:7-13Mark 6:7-13English: World English Bible – WEB7 He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them […]