Christ and the Rich Young Ruler, Heinrich Hofmann (1889)
Life
Noel Ethan Tan

Jesus and the Rich Youth

Mark 10:17-27 The Gospel on the rich young man is rich with meaning. It is noteworthy to point out that Jesus still loved the youth

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Life
Noel Ethan Tan

Discord

James 4:1-10, Psalm 55, Mark 9:30-37 The central theme of James 4:1-10 and Mark 9:30-37 is discord. In the Gospel, we read that the Apostles

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Life
Noel Ethan Tan

Challenging God

James 4:13-17, Psalm 49, Mark 9:38-40 God cannot be an object of our concepts. We are His creatures, not the other way round. St. James

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Apologetics
Noel Ethan Tan

Hell

James 5:1-6, Psalm 49, Mark 9:41-50 Hell is not just a theoretical possibility according to the Gospel reading on 24 May and many more passages

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Family
Noel Ethan Tan

Divorce

James 5:7-12, Psalm 103, Mark 10:1-12 The Gospel on 24 May teaches a Hard Truth about Divorce. I’m going to spell it out because I

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Religion
Noel Ethan Tan

Child of God

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it. (Mk 10:15). One of my

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Scripture
Noel Ethan Tan

Two Charcoal Fires

There are only two charcoal fires (Greek: anthrakia) mentioned in the whole Bible, and they are both in the Gospel of John. The first anthrakia

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