Dr. John C. Reddy

Home  “ Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?  But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.”  Then the man got up and went home.”   [Matthew 9:4-7]  "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven"  F our men came to Him, carrying a paralytic on a crude bed or mat. Because of the crowd, they had to tear up the roof and lower the man into Jesus presence. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you." When some of the scribes heard Jesus declare the man's sins forgiven, they accused Him of blasphemy within themselves. After all, only God can forgive sins, and they were certainly not about to receive Him as God! The Lord Jesus read their thoughts, rebuked them for the evil in their hearts of unbelief, and then asked them whether it ...

Home  “ The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”   [1 Samuel 17:37]  ...But I come to you in the name of the LORD  T he Philistines assembled their troops for war at Socoh of Judah.  Saul and the Israelite army assembled and camped in the Elah Valley, where they got organized to fight the Philistines.  The Philistines took positions on one hill while Israel took positions on the opposite hill. There was a valley between them.  A champion named Goliath came out from the Philistine camp. He was more than nine feet tall. He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore bronze scale-armor weighing one hundred twenty-five pounds.  His spear shaft was as strong, and its iron head weighed fifteen pounds. He stopped and shouted to the Israelite troops, “Why have you come and taken up battle formations? I am the Philistine champion, and you are Saul’s servants. Isn’t t...

Home  “ Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.  If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand.  But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up. ”   [Daniel 5:16-18]  The Image of Gold and Blazing Furnace  K ing Nebuchadnezzar made an idolatrous image of gold, ninety feet high and nine feet wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. He then summoned all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. So the provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it. Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you...

Home  “ The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;  idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions  and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. ”   [Galatians 5:19-2]  RESULTS OF THE FLESH  L isten! What kind of works does fallen human nature produce? There is no difficulty in identifying the works of the flesh.  They are evident to all. Adultery is unfaithfulness in the marriage relationship. Fornication is unlawful sexual intercourse. Uncleanness is moral evil, sensuality. Lewdness is shameless conduct involving absence of restraint. Idolatry is not only the worship of idols, but also the immorality that accompanies demon worship. Sorcery is witchcraft, magic spells. It also include superstitions. Hatred means strong feelings of malice directed towa...

Home  “ While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, “ What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he? ”  “The son of David,” they replied.  He said to them, “ How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,  “‘ The Lord said to my Lord:    “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies    under your feet. ”’    If then David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son? ”  No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.   ”   [Mathew 22:41-46]  DAVID'S SON IS DAVID'S LORD  W hile the Pharisees were still awed by Jesus’ answer to the lawyer, He faced them with a provocative problem. “What did they think about the Christ? Whose Son is He? Most Pharisee did not believe that Jesus was the Christ; they were still waiting for the Messiah. So Jesus was not asking them, “What do you think of Me?”  He was as...