BELIEVER IN CHRIST AS MY BEST FRIEND

“‘The stone that the builders rejected      has become the cornerstone ] 18  Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls  on anyone, it will crush him.” Paying Taxes to Caesar 19  The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.   20  So they  watched him and sent spies, who  pretended to be sincere, that they might  catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of  the governor.   21  So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and  show no partiality, [ d ]  but truly teach  the way of God.   22  Is it lawful for us to give  tribute to  Caesar, or not?”   23  But he perceived their  craftiness, and said to them,   24  “Show me  a denarius. [ e ]  Whose likeness and inscription does it have?”  They said, “Caesar's.”   25  He said to them,  “Then  ren

20  One day,  as Jesus [ a ]  was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel,  the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up   2  and said to him, “Tell us  by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.”   3  He answered them,  “I also will ask you a question. Now tell me,   4  was the baptism of John  from heaven or from man?”   5  And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say,  ‘Why did you not believe him?’   6  But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was  a prophet.”   7  So they answered that they did not know where it came from.   8  And Jesus said to them,  “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 9  And he began to tell the people this parable:  “A man planted  a vineyard and  let it out to tenants and  went into another country for a long while.   10  Wh

And the LORD God formed man   of   the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first  is  Pison: that  is  it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where  there is  gold; And the gold of that land   is   good: there   is   bdellium and the onyx stone. And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where  is  their God?

And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp   is   very great: for   he is   strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD   is   great and very terrible; and who can abide it? Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye  even  to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he   is   gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.Who knoweth  if  he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him;  even  a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and  when  they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

Joel 2   English Standard Version (ESV) Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for  it is  nigh at hand; A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it,   even   to the years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land  is  as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them   is   as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.