The disicples are rebuked by Jesus for hindering the kingdom work being performed by another, simply "because he did not follow THEM."
A rebuke to many of us who are spending more time trying to Calvinize Christians rather than Jesusize unbelievers.
Again, kingdom living is rooted in Christ-like humility, following in the steps of the Son of Man, who will reign through sacrificial suffering for the sake of others.
Often we attack those who are unbiblically tolerant. Here, Jesus rebukes those who are unbiblically intolerant. Let us find the balance Scripture gives us: "Those are not against us are for us", and "those who are not for us are against us". This is the objective of this passage & therefore, sermon.
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Ryan Case has a passion to see the lost ushered into the Kingdom of God, as well as to see Christ's redeemed grow in all knowledge and grace. His 'heroes of the faith' include John Piper, D.A. Carson, and C.H. Spurgeon. Ryan graduated from the Toronto Baptist Seminary and was...
