'When You Fast - Jesus' Instructions.'
Matthew 6:16-18.
a) Matthew 6:16. When you fast.
b) Matthew 6:16. Do not look sombre, as the hypocrite's do.
c) Matthew 6:16. They disfigure their faces.
d) Matthew 6:16. To show other people that they are fasting.
e) Matthew 6:16. Truly. (Jesus says)
f) Matthew 6:16. They have received their (hypocrite's) reward in full.
g) Matthew 6:17. When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face.
h) Matthew 6:18. Then it will not be obvious to other people that you are fasting.
i) Matthew 6:18. Only your Father, Who is unseen will know.
j) Matthew 6:18. Then your Father, Who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
(This QT concerns: When You Fast - Jesus' Instructions)
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'After The Desert.'
Matthew 4:11.
a) Then the Devil left Jesus alone.
b) Angels came.
c) They attended to Jesus and ministered to Him.
(This Second one reveals God's Compassion: After The Desert)
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Chris.
Sometimes Jesus emphasized His Teachings by using the word "Truly". When we see that, we should also take note. What He has just said and what the Gospel Writer puts forth is to be pondered and thought about. It is something that we need to consider. Not one of the Words of Christ, written in the New Testament is waste. His Words are the Words of God.
