The Dilemma of Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Matthew 19; Mark 10)

Scripture reading – Matthew 19; Mark 10 Today’s Scripture reading, Matthew 19 and Mark 10, begin with a question that has troubled many down through the centuries, and continues to be misunderstood in our day: “Is it lawful for a man to put away [divorce] his wife for...

Warning: God Loves and Protects His Children (Mark 9; Matthew 18)

Scripture reading – Mark 9; Matthew 18 Our study of the Synoptic Gospels continues with Mark 9 and Matthew 18. You will notice Mark 9 is a parallel study of events we considered in a prior study of Matthew 17 and included the transfiguration of Christ (Matthew...

Whose Doctrine Are You Following? (Matthew 16; Mark 8)

Scripture reading – Matthew 16; Mark 8 Today’s Scripture reading in Matthew 16 and Mark 8 presents us with the challenge of mining one truth in a passage of Scripture arrayed with diamonds of truth too numerous to be counted. Mark 8:1-9 began with the account of the...

What is in Your Heart? (Matthew 15; Mark 7)

Scripture reading – Matthew 15; Mark 7 Our study of the Synoptic Gospels continues with Matthew and Mark recording the same events in the life and ministry of Christ. Though it is doubtful either author could have read the writing of the other (this was 14...

Peace in the Storm (Mark 6; Luke 9)

Scripture reading – Mark 6; Luke 9 Note – The length of today’s Scripture reading (118 verses) encourages me to be brief in commentary. In addition, you will find we have covered similar content in the Gospel of Matthew. By now, the term, “Synoptic Gospels” has become...

Hope for the Hopeless (Mark 5)

Scripture reading – Mark 5 We continue our study of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), and our focus today is Mark 5. Once again, we have the story of Jesus crossing the Sea of Galilee and arriving on the other side in an area identified as the Gadarenes...