Those Who Bring Good News Must Also Rebuke in Love “But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias , his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.” ( Luke 3:18–20 ) As I meditate on these verses, I wish to receive the lesson contained in them. (1) John the Baptist, who proclaimed “good news” to the people (Luke 3:18), rebuked “ Herod the tetrarch ” (v.19)—the same Herod Antipas mentioned in verse 1 (Hokmah)—because of “ his marriage to Herodias , his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done” (v.19). (a) The phrase “ his brother’s wife Herodias ” (v.19) refers to the fact that Herod took his brother Philip’s wife, Herodias (Matt. 14:4; Mark 6:17). Around A.D. 26, Herod divorced his first wife—the daughter of King Aretas of Arabia —and...
Jonah’s God (3) [Jonah 1:11-17] Pastor AW Tozer, who was called the 21st century prophet, said this: ‘God calls man to worship first and then to worker.’ I cannot but agree with what he said. However, I think we are trying to do something for God like Martha (Lk 10:40), rather than trying to be true worshipers who worship God in spirit and truth (Jn. 4:23). Here we must remember the relationship between "being" and "doing". In other words, our actions must come from our being. For example, our good deeds should come from our character that resembles God's goodness. The Bible divides the true worship into two categories: (1) The first is the people who worship God as they focus on who God is. These worshipers acknowledge the sovereignty of God. Look at David...