Matthew 4:4But he answered, “It is written,“‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” After Jesus was baptised and before that start of His earthly ministry, Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days …
What does the Bible mean by binding and loosing (Matthew 16:19)?
Matthew 16:19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” This passage has caused a lot of confusion and misinterpretation of the meaning of binding and loosing. Some …
What does “many are called, few are chosen” mean? (Matthew 22:1-14)
In Christian circles, you may have heard this phrase, ‘many are called, few are chosen’. But what does this phrase mean, and what is the difference between being “called” and “chosen”? To understand the meaning of this passage, we need to look at the immediate context in which it was spoken. Jesus speaks of the …