{THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS}
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- The Key Sign of the End of the Age - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus declared, definitively, that the “end” will not come until “this gospel of the kingdom of God is proclaimed to all nations”)
- A Sobering Conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount - {PDF Copy} - (Matthew 7:21-27 - Christians who refuse to follow the words of Jesus may be excluded from his presence)
- Perfect as your Heavenly Father - (Matthew 5:43-48 - Perfection is achieved by emulating the Father's love and mercy for "enemies") - {PDF Copy}
- Jesus Confronts Added Human Traditions - (Mark 7:1-23 - Jesus undermines the religious rationale for dietary restrictions. With the arrival of the Son of Man, old regulations and rituals begin to lose their relevance)- {PDF Copy}
- Jesus and Food Purity Regulations - (Mark 7:20-23 - Jesus undermined the religious "logic" of dietary restrictions) - {PDF Copy}
- "This Generation" in the Olivet Discourse - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 13:30-31 - Was Jesus referring to the generation contemporary with him or to one in a remote future?)
- The Lord of the Sabbath - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 2:23-3:6 - Jesus is Lord with authority even over the Sabbath Day)
- The Barren Fig Tree and the Fruitless Temple - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 11:12-29 - The cursing of a barren fig tree symbolized the coming destruction of the Temple because of the fruitlessness of the nation)
- "As it was in the Days of Noah" - Normalcy or Chaos? - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus used an analogy to the destruction of the Flood to stress the necessity to be prepared for the sudden arrival of the Son of Man)
- Wars and Rumors of War - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus warned of deceivers who would raise false expectations about the signs and seasons of the end)
- The Temple Settings of the Olivet Discourse - {PDF Copy} - (The Olivet Discourse was given after Christ's final departure from the Temple)
- The Geographic Range of the Olivet Discourse - {PDF Copy} - (The Olivet Discourse alternates between local and global perspectives)
- Confrontations in the Temple - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 11:27-12:40 - Before his final departure from the Temple, several confrontations occurred between Jesus and the religious authorities)
- Deceivers, Tumults and Opposition - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 13:5-13 - Warnings about deceivers and not being troubled by chaotic events in the larger world)
- "Know the Times and the Seasons"!? - {PDF Copy} - (Did Jesus Command us to know the "signs and the seasons" of the end?)
- The Flourishing Fig Tree - {PDF Copy} - (The parable of the budding fig tree pointed to the destruction of the Temple predicted by Jesus – Mark 13:28-29)
- Three Repeated Warnings of Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (Three specific warnings to disciples are repeated by Jesus in his Olivet Discourse to help them avoid deception)
- The Abomination of Desolation According to Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (When disciples see the “abomination of desolation standing where it ought not,” they are to flee the vicinity of Jerusalem)
- His Coming on the Clouds of Heaven - {PDF Copy} - (The whole earth will witness the “Son of Man” arriving on the clouds to gather his “elect” – Mark 13:21-27)
- You Must Know the Times and the Seasons! - {PDF Copy} - (Did Jesus Command us to know the "signs and the seasons" of the end?)
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