“Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted for Righteousness’ Sake” Today, we will look at the words of Jesus: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10) Jesus also said, “Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” The scribes and Pharisees sought to become righteous by keeping the law, but Jesus made it clear that such a path coul

The blue thread shows Jesus Christ is God. The scarlet thread shows Jesus Christ is man. While Jesus was completely God, he also was completely human. One of the reasons Jesus was rejected by the Jews when he was on earth was because Jesus was clearly a Son of Man in the eyes of the Jews, but he pointed to himself and said he is the Son of God. So the Jews said, “Blasphemy!,” went against Jesus, and wanted to kill him. Jesus was clearly the Son of God so he could only say tha

The reason we cannot be used powerfully, even when we have received the forgiveness of sins and are serving Jesus, is because we do not throw away our desires and are captured by our desires. When we do not follow the will of God and follow our desires, we fall into a weak and powerless life that has nothing to do with the power of Jesus, even though he lives inside us. Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords but he is first of all a true servant. So he knelt before God

The door of the tabernacle is made up of 4 types of thread: blue thread, purple thread, scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. The four colors are showing the 4 different sides of Jesus Christ. The gospel books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are all presenting Jesus, but each of them are presenting different sides of Jesus Christ. The 4 types of thread are showing the different sides of Jesus Christ as well. The blue thread is the color of the sky, so it shows Jesus Christ i