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Woes to the cities Matthew 11:20-24
Introduction • What are woes? • Why was Jesus disappointed with the cities? • What does it mean to repent?
Academic View • The passage does not flow from the previous passage • How can Jesus condemn the cities? • Jesus was sent by God to save the world (John 3:16) • Scholarly view it that this was added to the Gospel • What did this passage do?
For us Today – the Spiritual View • What does it take to enter the kingdom of Heaven? • Worship and prayer was accepted – no questions asked • Worship, prayer and repentance is needed for entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven • Complications of rituals divide the church – i.e. Communion • What if the church went back to the simple formula