This message explores Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 16 on the true nature of building His church—not as an organization, but as a living, spiritual body connected directly to Him as the Head. The foundation of this church requires divine revelation of Christ, spiritual authority given by Him, and believers who deny self-interest to pursue…
This teaching from Matthew 16 exposes the spiritual blindness of those who seek signs rather than truth and warns against the subtle danger of hypocrisy, described as the leaven that corrupts the heart. Jesus emphasizes that true understanding comes not through intellect but through divine revelation—revealing Him as both fully God and fully man….
In this continuation of our study on All That Jesus Taught, we examine Matthew 28:20 and clarify that Jesus did not command believers to replicate His healing ministry, but to teach disciples to obey everything He commanded. By comparing Matthew 10, Mark 16, Luke 22, and John 14, we see that Christ distinguished between…