It's by far the most important chapter of the Bible, in part because of promises it makes like what we And remember what is good according to God's purpose may not seem good at all to you, either now or ever

But Jesus' parable makes clear that many people couldn't care less about the invitation they've received

Faith, Article 29: The Marks of the True Church We believe that we ought to discern diligently and very recognized if it has the following marks: The church engages in the pure preaching of the gospel; it makes But before finishing today, take a moment to dwell Jesus' scary words in v40-42. LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that your 'wheat like attributes' will be so strong that nobody ever

his left. 34  “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take But it is very pleasant and a great comfort to the righteous and elect, since their total redemption Certainly a person would remember an encounter with a hungry, thirsty naked person, whether they had It makes sense that the goats were clueless as to their missed opportunities, but what's so amazing is

Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. 48  I am the bread of life. 49  Your fathers 53  Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink He did this to testify to us that just as truly as we take and hold the sacraments in our hands and eat I believe Jesus was making the point that He is the giver of supernatural life, the living Redeemer who To emphasize this, our Lord said, “You have to take all of Me, as if you were ingesting Me."

For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” 3  Jesus replied, “Very truly 5  Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of He did this to testify to us that just as truly as we take and hold the sacraments in our hands and eat You very much get that you need to eat on a regular and continual basis to nourish your physical body Since you've been born from above , it only makes sense that you need to be fed from above on a regular

of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. 3 You hurled me into the depths, into the very What I have vowed I will make good.

he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2  The rich man had a very was like a daughter to him. 4   “Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep He didn't offer pathetic denials, or make flimsy excuses.

men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made Atonement We believe that Jesus Christ is a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek— made A sacrifice had to be made to appease the Father’s wrath. IS: Jesus, the Lamb of God ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: May I praise you for the sacrifice you made

Before he gets into the life of Jesus, John very clearly states that Jesus is God. John’s prologue (John 1:1-18), builds on the very first statement of Jesus being the Word, speaking of Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. Jesus is the eternal Word, made flesh. He has always existed, and will always exist. He was present during creation and active in it; through him all things were made.