Seeking the Gospel Truth

Handwashing is the new obsession in today’s  world. Back in Jesus’ day, handwashing was a religious, traditional,  ceremony that Jews had to do before they ate. They had to be purified.  However, that external act did not purify their hearts. Many of today’s religions have man-made rules, traditions, rites and  rituals which accomplish nothing. Watch how Jesus explains the Gosp...

Could you use a miracle today? Today’s chapter starts with a rather  gruesome account of how John the Baptist died. However, following that,  Jesus even after grieving His cousin’s death, He shows that He can  provide, walk on water and save you. God is the God of Miracles .  He is willing and able to reveal Himself to you through miracles.  Sometimes, you may not notice t...

As a marketing consultant, I advise my clients to tell stories.  Storytelling is one of the best marketing strategies around. Jesus was a  great storyteller, thus a great marketer. What was He marketing? Well,  the Kingdom of God and salvation — the Good News. Here in Matthew 13, we  have several parables — stories. Jesus uses them to reveal truths about  the Kingdom of He...

The Jewish laws of not working on the Sabbath —  the day of rest — had gotten out of control. The Jewish leaders of  religious law piled more “do nots” on top of the original commandment  from God. Jesus here shows how wrong this is. Jews today don’t drive  cars on the Sabbath — that’s working. That’s why you see them walking to  temple or synagogue on Saturdays. They won’...

Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper…. https://giselleaguiar.com/2021/03/18/matthew-11-is-jesus-the-savior-we-all-need/ Jesus said, “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.” ~ ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3:22‬ ‭NLT‬‬ - This phrase is repeated 14 times in scripture. Kind of gives the idea that God wants us to pay attention. If y...

In my life, I’ve sold cars, time-shares, pianos,  even encyclopedias (remember those?). In each job, there was a training  period. Then, I was assigned a mentor or trainer to “shadow” me. If I  was speaking with a customer and got stuck, the trainer was there to  help. Once the trainer felt I was ready to go solo, I was on my own.  However, the trainer was always nearby in...

This chapter of the Gospel of Matthew is full of Jesus performing more  miracles. There is a message inside each miracle. Most of these accounts  also appear in Mark and Luke — sometimes with more details. However, pay attention to the message  behind the miracles. We’ll take a look at each one. Let’s dig in… Keep reading in my blog where there are links to dig deeper and watch the...

Matthew chapter 7 ended with the people who had listened to Jesus preach His Sermon on  the Mount in awe. They were impressed by how He spoke with authority,  not like the teachers of religious law . Those  last two words, “religious law” are key. Religions tend to put emphasis  in rites and rituals when what you really need is FAITH . In chapter 8, we’ll see Jesus healing sick...

The seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew is jammed packed with dos  and don’ts on Christian living. If you really want to follow Jesus, pay  attention! Here we have the infamous “do not judge” that very often gets  misinterpreted. We also have “Ask, Seek, Knock”, “The Golden Rule”,  “The Narrow Gate”, who is a true disciple, fruitful trees and solid  ground. Let’s go o...

We have a lot that we can worry about in today’s  world. Never mind the financial worries that are depicted in the  graphic above, but we are also still in the middle of a pandemic. Yes,  we have vaccines. However, we don’t know how long it will last. We don’t  know if it will work against new strains. There’s still a lot we don’t  know. What about the economy? Some areas...

Mathew Chapter 5 starts Jesus’ most famous teachings in the Sermon on  the Mount (Chapters 5-7). Here, He tells us how we should live. These  are the rules of the Kingdom of Heaven. It’s really rather simple. We  are to constantly strive to be Christlike. What people miss, is that  there’s a benefit for each rule. And, as He says in the last verse of  Chapter 5, “But you a...

Matthew, a Jew, was writing to the Jews. The  Jews knew the scriptures, the Old Testament prophecies. Matthew, in his  Gospel is showing the Jews how Jesus fulfilled all the prophecies. So,  you’ll see them quoted a lot. The Holy Spirit plays a key roll here. Jesus received the Holy Spirit when He was  baptized. Now, the Holy Spirit leads Him to the wilderness where He is &nbsp...

Back in the days before tractors and farming  equipment, preparing a wheat harvest was hard work. To separate the  wheat — what you want — from the chaff — what you don’t want — took some  winnowing on a flat threshing floor. The farmer would throw the wheat  and chaff in the air and the wind would blow the lighter chaff into a  fire — as depicted in the picture above. In...

In Matthew chapter 2, we have the good, the bad  and the ugly. We have Jesus born in Bethlehem of Judea, the same city  where King David was from. Both his parents were from David’s lineage so He fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies. Three of them are quoted here. This is the good. Then we have jealous King Herod who wouldn’t hear of another “King of  the Jews”. He’s the bad. The...

Jesus came into the world to save the world from sin. Who is this Jesus person? In the Gospel of Luke we saw Jesus through the eyes of the reporter. Luke, the historian,  told the story of Jesus from the eyes of witnesses to His earthly  ministry. John , on the other hand, was an eyewitness to Jesus’ ministry from His baptism to His resurrection. He portrayed Him as the Light of the Worl...

If you have not invited Jesus Christ into your heart , repented of your sins and surrendered your life to Him , you will be Left Behind when Jesus comes back for His true, born-again Christian believers. We don’t know the day nor the hour when the Rapture will happen. Only God the Father knows. However it will happen at the same instant everywhere around the globe. You’ll Know it’s the Rapture Whe...

As we wrap up this series of fictional scenarios of what being Left Behind after the Rapture of the true, born-again Christian believers may look like, we start to see the world at its worst. It is  the end of the world as we know it. There are three types of people: New Christians — these folks realized what happened, believed, and surrendered their lives to Jesus. These also included the 14...

We’re almost done with our series of fictional scenarios of what being Left Behind after the Rapture of the true, born-again Christian believers may look like. We looked at how several different people from  various religious and non-religious backgrounds may handle the  disappearance of millions, if not billions, of adults and children from  the face of the earth. The one thing the...

Now we’re going to look at possible, fictional, scenarios the days, weeks, months and years after the Rapture . This is so you get an idea of what life on earth will be like after the born-again , true Christian believers are called to Heaven by Jesus. It won’t be pretty. We’ll  follow the characters we met in the previous posts. In case you missed  them, click on over to my blog... Keep...

In my second episode, I covered in the Catholics from the viewpoint of a local, Phoenix, Catholic Church. Today, we look  at how Pope Francis and the Vatican may handle being left behind. Why  do I think the Pope will be left behind? First, most Catholics aren’t really Christians . They are not born again , thus they won’t be caught up to Heaven when Jesus calls for His true believers ....

So far in this fictional series, we’ve looked at  how some religions and “Christian” denominations might handle getting  left behind at the Rapture of the true Christian believers. In this post, we’ll look at how the Rapture may affect the  U.S. government in Washington D.C. based on the current office holders.  So, I’m assuming that the Rapture may happen before the next &nbsp...

So far in this series, we’ve looked at how  different religions and “Christian” denominations would handle getting  left behind at the Rapture of the true Christian believers. In this post, we’ll look at how the Rapture may happen from the view of the Christians, my view. Here are the groups we’ve covered so far. The… Progressives Catholics Coexist Believers Orthodox Jews Muslims Buddhis...

This is the sixth in a series of possible, fictional scenarios of what it would be like after the Rapture of the born-again Christians. What will happen in the Rapture is all the true, saved, Christian believers will vanish as Jesus calls them up to heaven. In the first post, I showed how the Progressive Christians may react. I think they’ll get it (too late, however). In the second episode, I fea...

This is the fifth in a series of possible, fictional scenarios of what it would be like after the Rapture of the born-again Christians. What will happen in the Rapture is all the true, saved, Christian believers will vanish as Jesus calls them up to heaven. In the first post, I showed how the Progressive Christians may react. I think they’ll get it. In the second episode, I featured two Catholic p...

This is the fourth in a series of possible, fictional scenarios of what it would be like after the Rapture of the born-again Christians. What will happen in the Rapture is all the true, saved, Christian believers will vanish as Jesus calls them up to heaven. In the first post, I showed how the Progressive Christians may react. I think they’ll get it. In the second episode, I featured two Catholic...