Today’s Word
Murder By Strangulation
“and the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.” Mark 4:19 Choke – No Heimlich maneuver will save you. The word does not mean choking from something stuck in your throat. This is choking by strangulation. It…
Roots and Riddles
“and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.” Mark 4:17 No Firm Root – Jesus is an Old Testament man. He is saturated in Scripture. And why not? Scripture, by its own admission, is truth (John 17:17). …
Spiritual Theft
“and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.” Mark 4:15 Takes Away – If you understand (eido – remember yesterday?) the parable of the sower, then you will understand why there is a war going on over the lost. The first causalities are these poor…
Knowing the Truth
And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?” Mark 4:13 Understand – Without seeing the Greek text, you have no idea what Jesus is saying here. That’s because there are two different Greek verbs used in these two instances of the word “understand.” Translating…
Not The Gift We Expected
And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but those who are outside get everything in parables.” Mark 4:11 Has Been Given – Have you been given the mystery of the kingdom? If you are called as one of His brothers or sisters (the ones…
The Other Side of the Coin
And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but those who are outside get everything in parables.” Mark 4:11 But – Jesus distinguished between those who were called and those who heard. The called ones were given the opportunity to peer into the mystery of…
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