Word
of God
But he replied and
said, "It is written, 'It is not by bread alone that a man
lives, except by every word that issues from the mouth of God
The Gospel According
to Matthew 4:4
The Gospel
According to Mark 8:34-38
All commentary
and study notes are prefaced/edited by Dr. Riktor Von Zhades
34 And he called the
people unto him with his disciples, and said unto them, Whosoever
will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: but
whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospel’s, he
shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, though he should
win the whole world, if he lose his soul? 37 Or what exchange shall
a man give for his soul? 38 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me,
and of my words among this adulterous and sinful generation, of him
shall the Son of man be ashamed also, when he cometh in the glory of
his Father with the holy Angels.
Brethren:
Recall also the
writings of the Apostle Paul who stated “I am not ashamed of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ” (Read Romans 1:16). Likewise meditate upon
this thought; it behooves us to empty ourselves of our fleshly
desires and thoughts and replace them with the thoughts of God and
Christ, thereby becoming more like Him and less of ourselves. As
written in verse thirty seven, what indeed does it profit us to be in
this earthen vessel of the flesh and deny the Holy Spirit residence?
Have we not read that the body is the temple of the living God and as
such should be sanctified. Friends, why would we house such
righteousness in the decaying tombs of our bodies as opposed to
glorious new temple which we receive upon accepting Christ and giving
our lives over to Him. Remember friends His yoke is indeed easy to
bear (See Matthew 11:30) - Dr RVZ
“The disadvantage
that the cause of Christ labours under this world, is, that it is to
be owned and professed in an adulterous and sinful generation; such
the generation of mankind is in the impure embraces of the world and
the flesh, lying in wickedness; some ages, some places, are more
especially adulterous and sinful, as that was in which Christ lived;
in such a generation the cause of Christ is opposed and run down, and
those that own it, are exposed to reproach and contempt, and every
where ridiculed and spoken against.” - Matthew Henry - 17th
Century Theologian
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