Question What does it mean to carry my cross? What is my “cross”? Answer Almost everyone who genuinely wants to follow Jesus has asked this question at one time or another, and there is a good chance that you’ve heard a lot of different ideas, possibly including physical abstinence or self-denial. This specific phrase occurs […]
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Question Psalm 23:1 says, “The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” Why do we sometimes lack? Answer We must remember at least three things about Psalm 23. First, this was during the Mosaic Law in Israel, so David trusted that God would fulfill his promise to provide whatever David needed as long as he
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Question What exactly does the Bible mean when it says that we should be as wise as serpents? Answer The phrase āwise as serpentsā occurs only in Matthew 10:16, which means that is the context in which we must find the answer. Letās start with some basic questions: By reading all of Matthew 10, we
