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In the Gospel of Matthew 11:25-30 Jesus says my yoke is easy and my burden is light, but many experience religion as harsh, oppressive, and burdensome. Such religion is not the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Roman Catholics Eastern Greek Orthodox Christians Churches. ... To Listen to Yoke of Faith as read by Dr.
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Jesus' Yoke by Lois Tverberg ... 1 As quoted in "Taking on Jesus' Yoke" in New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus , by David Bivin, pp. 23-32. The Wisdom of Ben Sira is a non-canonical (apocryphal) Jewish text written around 180 - 175 BC.
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They will find Jesus' yoke light because he is a Master who will care for them (Mt 11:29). Jesus' yoke is not lighter because he demands less (5:20), but because he bears more of the load with us (23:4). In contrast to unconcerned religious teachers who prided themselves on their own position, like some religious...
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y Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light ... 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.
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It is also described by Jesus as a yoke that fits. "My yoke is easy." Easy is a bad translation there because of what we think of as easy. What it means is "It fits." It's like a suit of clothes that fits you. Go to any clothier and they'll have many sizes.
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Search the Scriptures Daily Program #4204c Transcript follows: ... | printer friendly version ... Take my yoke upon you...
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Second, the yoke teaches that Jesus does measure up. My experienced mentor next told me the two animals on which the yoke was placed were different. One of the animals always was more experienced than the other. Thus, the second animal became somewhat of a learner.
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Jesus was speaking to a group of people who had been trying to carry an impossible load. ... When I inquired about it, he began to explain how the yoke was used. His explanation fascinated me and reminded me of Jesus' words in Matthew 11:28-30. Three particular truths came to mind.
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Jesus says his yoke is easy and his burden is light. Human beings have a perverse way of turning Jesus’ easy yoke back into a hard one again, by driving ourselves to do more and whipping ourselves to be more when all God has ever asked is that we belong to Him.
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