Matthew Chapter 11 Discussion Page 7

Verse 28 "Then Jesus said, 'Come to me, all you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. ' " Let 's get to the point Jesus is making. You can 't come to Jesus unless you talk to him in prayer. And you can 't pray to him unless he is God. Jesus is God and always has been. We just have not been taught this. And that is a shame. God talks to us like this. "Hi! I 'd like to say good morning to you. I am Jesus. The Father sends his greetings, too. " And when we ask Jesus to show us the Father, he says, "When you see me you see the Father who sent me, " meaning that the Father and Jesus are the same God. And Jesus finishes his greetings by saying, "By the way, the Holy Spirit sends his greetings, too, " meaning the Holy Spirit is the same God the Father and Jesus are. " That is why Jesus said to Nicodemus, 'You are a respected Jewish teacher and yet you don 't understand these things? I assure you, I am telling you what WE know and have seen, and yet you won 't believe US. " The WE and the US are Jesus, the Father, and the Holy Spirit, all three personalities of the same God. I hope this helps us better understand God!

people of God should always follow the teaching of Jesus and not use their idiology in serving God

Often in the hour of severe trial, as John the Baptist was facing in his beheading, we are comforted by the truths of Christ that we already know. Christ sent no new message of comfort to John, nor did He make a personal appearance in the prison. He sent a message, "Go tell John AGAIN... " Comfort is awaiting us in the scriptures. Often, we simply need to review what we already know, this time letting the words of Christ sink deeper into our heart and soul.

Sin is a heavy burden to bear . Fight the good fight of faith. It is from time to time hard to do what God says but the rewards are out of this world . I choose life and I choose life more abundantly in the Lord Jesus . I would rather do what is hard to do and get rest and assurance than carry the burden of sin . Sin always takes you farther than you want to go.

It pays to serve God for he will never give you more than you can bear. God always rewards those who faithfully and diligently work for him. Never stop serving the Lord for that is the reason why you were born.

when we are in prayer and asking to be delivered we need to remember JESUS yoke is easy and his burden is light. sometimes we need to remember that JESUS is the author and finisher of our faith. WORSHIPPING AND PRAISING GOD IS A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE SITUATION.

His words are supported by "l send you out as sheep among wolves ".His message and ways proclaim peace, loosening the ties of prisonhood, and opposition to such can only come from those of violence.ln such manner, those who cannot make peace with God and all Godly manner seek to destroy the ministry, even though the gates of hell can ne 'er be able to prosper against this only Godly fortified kingdom.It is not easy to be a true disciple of God

His words are supported by "l send you out as sheep among wolves ".His message and ways proclaim peace, loosening the ties of prisonhood, and opposition to such can only come from those of violence.ln such manner, those who cannot make peace with God and all Godly manner seek to destroy the ministry, even though the gates of hell can ne 'er be able to prosper against this only Godly fortified kingdom.It is not easy to be a true disciple of God

His words are supported by "l send you out as sheep among wolves ".His message and ways proclaim peace, loosening the ties of prisonhood, and opposition to such can only come from those of violence.ln such manner, those who cannot make peace with God and all Godly manner seek to destroy the ministry, even though the gates of hell can ne 'er be able to prosper against this only Godly fortified kingdom.It is not easy to be a true disciple of God

Yes God is good he will never leave nor forsake us nomatter how big the problem can be he is bigger than the problem

I was thinking that sinning takes its toll on a person. It causes so much heart ache and pain and is a weary to one 's very soul. But Jesus has the remedy. He extends out His open arms and tells us to come to Him. We clamor and lust after the things of the world and work to acquire things, yet it still does not make us happy. Isaiah 55 2 Jesus says come to Him. Bow down on our knees..humble our hearts and call on His wonderful name, and then, He will give us peace for our souls and joy in our hearts. This rest is not just eternal rest. This is talking about rest on this side of life. Whom the Son sets free is free indeed.

Verse 12 says the violent take it by force. Know you this for GOD so love the world that he gave emphasis on gave . The violent take it by force. They beat our savior to an inch of his life force then at the end of his life they mocked him and cast for his clothes raiments. They had the kingdom amongst them and the violent sided with the devil instead of accepting JESUS . JESUS SPOKE prophesies he knew john would be beheaded he knew he JESUS would be violently beaten and crucified. In his victory to defeat death he made it plain that no man takes his life he gives it . He knew both of these things would have an affect on his disciples whom hadn 't received the HOLY GHOST the HOLY GHOST teaches all things of GOD and really wouldn 't be able to conceive the reasons for both. The spiritual warfare we are in as I speak was new to them. They had no idea how violent the devil would be not because of the rep of the people who are being violent or the institution whom is condoning violence. It is the devil, spiritual warfare, it is another wile of the devil to keep the good news of the gospel from being spread through out. Just like those crusades where people were being force to accept Christianity or die. They were sent to kill non Christians by the same spirit whom sent Paul Saul of tarsus in Acts to persecute the Christians. By his love have he drawn me. A christian who oppress is a christian who hasn 't read the bible. Who hadn 't read the verse follow peace with all men without such no man will see the lord . The fruit of the spirit GAL. 5 22 BEGINS WITH LOVE.THE WORD OF GOD says GOD IS LOVE.Violence is not of the kingdom of GOD.The violent take it by force. The violent is not the kingdom of GOD. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS GIVEN JESUS is given to us his is eternal his is continually giving us the kingdom. The devil, the violent,takes it by force.

I agree with Ben Weavers comment Also in Heb.4 the whole chapter They entered not in because of unbelief. verse 9 says that His rest still remains and even though in unbelief when turned around His rest still remains. You can never sin away the day of Grace . Praise God

I believe what Jesus was saying was that from the days Of John the Baptist til now was a battle to get to the kingdom of Heaven because people including John judged the rights and wrongs of other people so seeing all as sinners the kingdom had to be taken by force That is why we should be servants of all and condemners of none and in Heaven we will be greater than he

What this means is that even a child can have the revelation Christ gives out about his Father

The kingdom of heaven is not dependent upon the force of men for success or maintenance It is totally dependent upon God Christ and the Holy Spirit Violent people build so called churches having separated themselves from the body of Christ because they will not be subject to His discipline and thus spiritually and verbally rage against all wisdom and truth They are the kind who enter churches like lambs but underneath are ravening wolves The Bible instructs us to have no fellowship with such personalities but rather to reprove them They are bound to gain power over some perhaps even many congregations if they can by their own schemes because they are extremely versed at manipulation and devilish cunning The righteous would do well to not walk but run from such for of such is not the kingdom of heaven They are described by the righteous man Jude and he must have had first hand experience with them We would do well to heed his warning in the New Testament if we would walk with those who have their robes washed white in the blood of the lamb

This is my interpretation of this particular verse John was prepared from birth to witness support Jesus to the end of his life John got side tracked was eventually killed in prison for a matter not was not really relevant in the light of his original calling to live die with Jesus Paradoxically both men died prematurely Jesus indicated by his words that a new kind of person would grab hold of God s Providence people such as the early disciples who didnt have much training but were humble tried to support Jesus on earth When the first most prepared people fail to respond to God s calling then God uses a different strategy so men of force have to protect God Jesus s foundation the Kingdom of Heaven Unfortunately the same thing happened with the Second Coming of Christ those that were prepared failed to respond persecuted the returning Christ We dont learn from history Read the Divine Principle if you want to know who fulfills that role of the Second Coming of Christ

The meaning of the word suffers in this scriptures brings me to Matt. 19-14, "suffer the little children to come unto me. Suffer, meaning let.

I believe the scripture in question mean, to take Jesus at his words, stand on the word of God at all cost. Behold I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the powers of the enemy, and nothing by any wise shall hurt you. We have authority through Christ Jesus. So walk with authority and act that you have authority. The Kingdom allows us to go with the authority through the Blood of the Lamb. Take it,sometimes it not easy, but go at it such as with violence, stand, stand on the words of the Lord God Almighty!

The meaning of the word suffers in this scriptures brings me to Matt. 19-14, "suffer the little children to come unto me. Suffer, meaning let.

I believe the scripture in question mean, to take Jesus at his words, stand on the word of God at all cost. Behold I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the powers of the enemy, and nothing by any wise shall hurt you. We have authority through Christ Jesus. So walk with authority and act that you have authority. The Kingdom allows us to go with the authority thought the Blood of the Lamb. Take it,sometimes it not easy, but go at it such as with violence, stand, stand on the words of the Lord God Almighty!

To me is very interesting verse which a believer as to work toward it. God said all he that labor come i will give rest he did not specified and are to separate from the worthy thing and accept him as Lord and savior he will give us rest by giving us dominion over everything. less trust and obey him it will grant us internal rest.

This verse is one that I' like to share with the Muslim community so that they may allow themselves to learn more and get to know the real Jesus.

To I believe that God is just calling us to repentance. that no matter how our sin is that he will forgive us.also he's telling us that we should not be running up and down that all what we need is with him.

11.14 And if you can accept it John the baptist is the reincarnation of Elijah.

Jesus came to give us life : Life : not death. The way of a transgressor is hard .The yoke that Jesus has mapped out for us; as He says is light. We do not have to serve the Lord alone ; He has given us of Holy Spirit to help and guide us. You cannot serve God apart from His word ,or from Holy Spirit ,or from Jesus Christ.

God is there for us to come to Him, if we are weak and burdened from any source we can find comfort and rest in him - true comfort only comes from the Father, our Father God, the one true God who loves us unconditionally and will always give us what we really need. Praise God for what He alone chooses for us.

From the time of John the Baptist...(mtt. 11:12)

Many believers don't think of the right exegesis of this one of the strongest verses in the Bible. Let's ask ourselves this question, "what prompted this statement by Christ?

Suffice it to say that what caused John to be put into the prison was his ability to confront evil despite the fact that the king was involved.

Let's look at this qualities of forceful men of whom John the baptist was one of:
1. Tenancity
2. Aggressiveness
3. Self denyal
4. Focus, and
5. Total Dependebility on God

Jesus said, " him that will follow me must deny himself first."

Consider the challanges the apostles and the early church fathers faced; then, you will understand what Jesus is talking about here.

Indepth, incisive and thought provoking. The word of God is sharp piercing into not just the bones but the marrows. It is quick and conscientious. May God help us to understand and kive out more of His word. Holy Spirit please aid me.

Let God help us out during tribulations,because it not possible with the canal mind.we need your help oh God.

i think its about that extra faith and boldness in handling life and kingdom issues, especially when faced with mountains.

i like this beautiful verse, it provide hope in time of worries