Some thoughts on Scripture

Mark 7:18-23-- "So He said to them, 'Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him, because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?' And He said, 'What comes out of a man, that... Sign in to see full entry.

Mark 6:22-24--"And when Herodias' daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, 'Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.' He also swore to her, 'Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.' So she went out... Sign in to see full entry.

Mark 5:5--"And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones." I might have passed right by this verse if I had not personally known a lady who was afflicted with the struggle of cutting herself. It is a sad and serious condition. I do... Sign in to see full entry.

Mark 4:1--"And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea." To read of Jesus's following is astounding. He came for the crowds of people, because He had... Sign in to see full entry.

Mark 3:21,31--"But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, 'He is out of His mind.'... Then His brothers and His mother came, and standing outside they sent to Him, calling him." It is reputed that Jesus performed very few miracles in His own Nazareth... Sign in to see full entry.

Mark 2:3-5--"Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four me. And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their faith,... Sign in to see full entry.

Mark 1:35--"Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed." For Jesus, prayer was an important, solitary communcation with the Father. He did not do it for show in the public like the scribes and Pharisees did.... Sign in to see full entry.

Matthew 28:18-20--"And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, 'All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have... Sign in to see full entry.

Matthew 27:22--"Pilate said to them, 'What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all said to him, 'Let Him be crucified!' " The point is often made in sermons that we have all crucified Jesus.... even though we live in a different era and time. It is also realized that on that... Sign in to see full entry.

Matthew 26:41-- "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." In this reading of Jesus's Gethsemane prayer and His subsequent arrest, I finally noticed that Jesus was not only praying for Himself but also for His disciples. Jesus faced a... Sign in to see full entry.