John 21:17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” The resurrected Christ Jesus asked Peter three times, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”. Peter was hurt that Jesus asked him the same poignant question three times; however, Jesus was driving the pivotal principle of discipleship to...
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05 May 2022 – Difficult Questions – Part 6
Acts 26:14 ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ ‘Kicking against the goad’ is a very common Greek idiomatic expression of a ‘rebellious ruinous resistance’. It is a figurative phrase to describe ‘self-destructive stubbornness’. Goad is a slender stick/timber that is sharp at one end...
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04 May 2022 – Difficult Questions – Part 5
Mark 16:15 “But what about you?” He asked. “Who do you say I am?” Almost at the end of His three years ministry, Jesus asked His disciples a very succinct question, “Who do you say I am?”. The disciples first discussed the reports of the common people who followed Jesus for a touch and His teachings....
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03 May 2022 – Difficult Questions – Part 4
Matthew 6:27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? The statistics collated by ‘Statista’, in 2022 on “most worrying topics worldwide” listed “the pandemic” as the number one worry followed by unemployment, poverty and social inequality. The survey revealed a shocking results that almost 86% of the people...
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02 May 2022 – Difficult Questions – Part 3
Luke 1:34 “How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The announcement to Mary could not be elucidated scientifically or logically. She could not justify her miracle socially as she was a virgin. She did not have the essential components to produce a baby. Yet, Mary believed that the God...
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01 May 2022 – Difficult Questions – Part 2
John 6:5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” Philip must have been the mathematician among the disciples. Jesus imposed the question to test him. Philip did a quick mental calculation and said, “It would take more...
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30 April 2022 – Difficult Questions – Part 1
John 18:38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, “I find no fault in Him at all”. One of the frequently asked difficult questions is “what is truth?” Most times before the question is answered people move on...