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One Thing You Lack
…and the kingdom, ending with all things possible with God. Luke 19:8-9 Zacchaeus, another wealthy man, gives freely and is told salvation has come to his house the same day, a contrasting response. Matthew 6:24 You…
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Salvation
…name given among men. Luke 19:9 has Jesus say salvation has come to Zacchaeus's house that day, tying the abstract word to a single changed life at a single table.
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Bible question
What does it mean to be born again?
…in the wilderness. New birth comes by looking to the lifted up Son. Zacchaeus, changed in an afternoon Luke 19:1-10 A tax collector, wealthy through extortion and despised by his own town. He wanted to see Jesus and…
Bible question
What does it mean to follow Jesus?
…not. Jesus told the healed man in Mark 5:19 to go home to his friends, Zacchaeus gave away half rather than all, Luke 19:8, and 1 Timothy 5:8 requires providing for your own household. Luke 14:33 requires releasing…
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What does the Bible say about money?
…of possessions, verse 15. Nothing is said against the harvest itself. Zacchaeus Luke 19:1-10 He was a wealthy chief tax collector who had taken from others by his position. Jesus went to his house, and Zacchaeus gave…
Bible question
What is repentance in the Bible?
…named for tax collectors, soldiers and ordinary people. Luke 19:8-9 Zacchaeus restores what he took, without being commanded to. Proverbs 28:13 Confessing and renouncing, held together. Repentance means feeling very…
Bible question
What is the Gospel?
…them as they are. The thief on the cross was received in a moment and Zacchaeus went home and paid people back. The Gospel is being a good church member The New Testament knows nothing of a person saved by attendance.…
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What must I do to be saved?
…gave this command to anyone else in the Gospels in the same terms. To Zacchaeus, who kept half his goods and offered restitution, Jesus said, 'Today salvation has come to this house' (Luke 19:9), without demanding he…
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Why did Jesus come to earth?
…to specific people, which is more instructive than a summary of aims. Zacchaeus in Jericho Luke 19:1-10 A wealthy chief tax collector, despised by his own people, climbed a tree because he could not see over the crowd.…
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