Daily Readings (Page 189)

Is heaven simply a place?  What does this passage tell us about heaven and the beauty of living in it?  How does it encourage you?

Paul encourages Christians to be heavenly-minded. How then should we live on earth?  What responsibilities do we have?

Paul says that Christians are people with citizenship in heaven.  How should this truth influence our perspective to life on earth?

What are the many spiritual blessings in heaven? What is the most precious blessing of all?

Who has ever fulfilled the Law and the Prophets perfectly?  How then can one be made righteous for the kingdom of heaven if he is not a Law teacher or a Pharisee?

Who owns the new heavens?  How will this be good news to those who revere God and bad news for those who rebel against him?

How did Jesus further justify that his testimony was true and his judgement was right?  What does it mean then to trust Jesus?

On what ground did the Pharisees reject Jesus’ self-declaration?  What is the point in Jesus’ defence?

What truth did Jesus reveal about himself?  What is the significance of that truth to the way we relate with God?

Why do you think the woman’s “prosecutors” walked away one by one?  Does Jesus’ response in verse 11 surprise you?  Why?