Although 85.6 percent of American adults say they were raised as Christians, more than a fifth of that group (19.2 percent of all U.S. adults), no longer identify with Christianity. No. And then He had gave a closing Beatitude. They they are doing what they are doing because they love us, but their actions are terribly inconsiderate and tone deaf to our own need.”Stop judging people’s motives, doubting the sincerity of their intentions, and offering unhelpful advice. I sin and I sin struggling with lust. You see, the people all thought that when the Messiah came, He would first knock off the Romans, right? I have the power to make it right. All bets are off.
Stay with me here. Negative circumstances are tough, but all they need to do is drive us to the Lord, who will respond to those struggles by replacing our doubt with faith. Well, when John preached about Christ, do you know what he said? You’re the King and You talk about a Kingdom, but what are –what are you doing about it?” And He says, “The Kingdom of God is in your midst.” Midst. He had taken the Nazarite vow, the highest level of spiritual commitment possible. Psalm 9, Psalm 10, Psalm 35, Psalm 52, Psalm 58; all those psalms where David asked God to do in His enemies. For example, instead of saying “I can’t stay late tonight,” say “I can come in early tomorrow morning. In such an environment, it’s hard for religious seekers to be honest about their doubts. I mean, they just threw away imminence. You see John was this fiery, dramatic, dynamic, confrontive, bold, courageous man who preached exactly what needed to be preached to whom it needed to be said when it needed to be said and never had any fear. – “Jesus.” Why did they go and tell Jesus? Boredom and depression are far from merely childish demons, not least because an adult has to battle them for so much longer. And if you look at the ten chapters in that way, you can see that they are really a series of testimonies to the deity of Jesus Christ. Saying it’s not fair suggests that you think life is supposed to be fair, which makes you look immature and naïve.If you don’t want to make yourself look bad, you need to stick to the facts, stay constructive, and leave your interpretation out of it. Neither have anything to do with sin.”Guess what? Is this – is this whole thing really true? That spells the end of doubt. He was even a close relative to the Lord. If your remark is accurate, everybody already knows it, so there’s no need to point it out. I’ve found people who are willing to take my doubt seriously and admit it when they don’t have the answers.
And someday He will, won't He, in his Kingdom? But now, there were some reasons for him to doubt. What is that list of people? The word means “to proclaim.” And He would go from the synagogue to the streets and the hillsides, and the highways and the byways and the corners and anywhere, and He would preach and proclaim His Kingdom. Over and over, for example, in Matthew, Jesus said to His disciples, “Oh you of” – What? And there’s nothing to wonder at and still less to criticize in the fact that questions began to form themselves in John’s mind.” End quote.I mean, he was a true saint.
And the Lord was talking about dying. They’re so tired of “Ooh, ooh, He could come at any minute,” that they’ve decided it’s a lot more comfortable to be post-trib. Then we can right to the Tribulation, and just mark off the events as they happen and know when He’s going to come.
For example, back in chapter 9 for a moment, in verse 14, Jesus, at this particular point in time in Galilee, has called Matthew. Say something like “It was my pleasure” or “I’ll be happy to take care of that.” It’s a subtle difference in language, but one that has a huge impact on people.These overly passive phrases instantly erode your credibility. “If Christ loves everyone so much, how come children die and people starve and people get disease, and there’s war and death?