The hypocritical thief is personified by Judas, who took secretly his part from the money Jesus and the apostles raised for helping the poor; he objected when Mary anointed Jesus with pure nard, pretending hypocritically it would have been useful if the nard would have been sold and the money given to the poor. There were some Pharisees like Judas: they stole, although preaching not to steal.
Pastor Stuart McAlpine presents a sermon on the parable of the friend at midnight (or of the Importunate Neighbour) in obedience to Luke 11:5–8...
Ruth is the person after whom the Book of Ruth is named. She was a Moabite woman who married an Israelite. After the death...
Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will...
