Emphasis Preaching Journal
When Jesus spoke of his...
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When Jesus spoke of his forthcoming death and resurrection, Peter rebuked him for speaking of such things, which, in turn, earned Peter a rebuttal from Jesus. "Get behind me, Satan! For you are not on the side of God, but of men." (Mark 8:33)
There are many of us, as Peter, who seek to grasp the spiritual, while still holding on to the secular. And though life is a mixture of the two, Christ made it clear that the spiritual must come before the secular.
There are many of us, as Peter, who seek to grasp the spiritual, while still holding on to the secular. And though life is a mixture of the two, Christ made it clear that the spiritual must come before the secular.
