By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2010 The passage here details the healing of blind Bartimaeus. But Jesus used several different methods to heal blindness in the New Testament. Did Bartimaeus…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2010 As noted in the discussion of 17:22-23 Christ gave many predictions of His death in Matthew, but the three which occur in 16:21, 17:22-23…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 Singleness is certainly not for all, since this would destroy the original plan of God for the multiplication of the human race through marriage.…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 In the original commandment in Genesis, God said that a man leaves his father and mother and cleaves to his wife and they become…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 Representatives of the Pharisees continue their verbal attacks of Jesus, ?testing him.? This time it had to do with the question of divorce, but they…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 How many times do you have to forgive someone who offends you? Once? Twice? Seven times? In this passage Jesus teaches unlimited forgiveness! Previous…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 After giving the disciples instruction on Discipline in the coming Church, Jesus now turns to the subjects of decision making and intercession. Previous Article…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 To become a true disciple one must become as a little child, that is, as one of the “little ones who believe in me”…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 When the father brought the boy to the nine disciples they could not “cure” him. This inability carries with it some concern since Jesus…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2009 Moses had glory, but Christ is worthy of greater glory; Moses was faithful as a servant in his house, but Christ as Son over…
