Quest: The Person of Jesus - Does God Play Favorites?
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. —Matthew 5:3 NIV18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
that the blind will see,
that the oppressed will be set free, —Luke 4:1858 But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.” —Luke 9:58
9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich. —2 Corinthians 8:9
34 Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. 36 I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.” —Matthew 25:34-36
Does God play favorites…
3 God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. —Matthew 5:3 NLT
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6 And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say,
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.” —James 4:627 What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity. 28 Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness. —Matthew 23:27-28
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Does God play favorites…
2 My hands have made both heaven and earth;
they and everything in them are mine.
I, the Lord, have spoken!I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts,
who tremble at my word. —Isaiah 66:2