Teachings

"For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11 NASB1995) To understand these words, we must understand the context in which they were spoken. The Lord was speaking to Israel, a people who had been carried into captivity in Babylon. It was in the midst of this judgment that the LORD gave them a promise: “For I know the plans that I have for you…”. God wanted Israel to unde

(See Matthew 23) Who were the Scribes and Pharisees? The Scribes were knowledgeable individuals responsible for copying, interpreting, and teaching the law. (This is evident from the example of Ezra, who was both a scribe and a priest). The phrase “scribes of the Pharisees” refers to the scribes who belong to the party of the Pharisees. "When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating