“Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 Find – There are three nuances to the word heurisko.  Context determines the correct understanding.  However, when the word is translated into English, we often lose the flavor. …

“Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 Humble – In order to fully appreciate how onerous this word really is to human beings, we must look behind our sanctified expression of humility and expose ourselves…

“Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 Gentle – The Greek word in Matthew that we translate “meek” or “gentle” is praos.  In the gospels, it is only found in Matthew.  In classical Greek, the…

“Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 Learn – The Greeks were famous for their tragic plays.  Many of these productions underlie contemporary films and stories.  They had a way of capturing the deepest issues…

“Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 Learn – Do you have a degree in Jesus’ teaching?  That’s not the same as a theological education.  What’s the difference?  The Greek verb manthano implies “an intellectual…

“Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 Yoke – We think that it is paradoxical that God’s view of freedom is always in the context of being bound to Him.  The image of the yoke…