By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2007 In the past three articles, Dr. Figart has been showing us Jesus commends John the Baptist’s ministry in Matthew 11:7-11. In verse 11 John…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2007 In reference to the Sabbath, Matthew makes two more important points: 1) that Jesus is greater than the Old Testament Priests; and 2) that…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2007 John the Baptist was preaching an earthly Messianic Kingdom, with the message that the Messiah had already come. He sent two of his disciples…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2007 In this section of Matthew (chapters 11 and 12), the leaders of Israel are traced as the ones who turned the common people from…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2007 Jesus’ discourse in Matthew 10:40-42 concludes with two statements commending those who will be listening to the messages of the Disciples. Previous Article His…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2007 From Matthew 10:37-39 Dr. Figart discusses two challenging questions: What happens when the time comes that loyalty to parents must be superseded by loyalty…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2007 In Matthew 10:34, Jesus, the Prince of Peace, says, “Think not that I am come to send peace on the earth…” What did He…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2007 Fear not! If God knows when a sparrow falls, if God knows how many hairs you have on your head, it’s reasonable to assume…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2007 A timely reminder in this day of terrorist alerts: “fear not them who kill the body….” Who should we fear? And what marvelous hope…
By: Dr. Thomas O. Figart; ©2007 In Matthew 10:24-31 Jesus tells His disciples to “fear not”! Dr. Figart explains how the fact that God has a purpose should help us…
