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Category Archives: Final Book
He Bore My Sin
Isaiah prophesied, “he [God’s Suffering Servant, I.e. Jesus] will carry their iniquities…”1 Peter referenced this text ( Isaiah 53:11 & 12). I Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree The word “carry” in Isaiah … Continue reading
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Why Did Jesus Die On The Cross?
Jesus’s death is not allegorical, since, His death is not a story told to explain truth. It IS the truth that needs to be explained. Jesus’s death was an historical fact which Dorothy Sayers referred to as “the only thing … Continue reading
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How Do You Read It?
Recently in a men’s Bible study Philippians 2:4 was presented for discussion.1 The leader read from the English Standard Version while I read along in the New International. They were not the same! English Standard: Let each of you look … Continue reading
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Remembering Trump
There is historically a natural tension in a democracy between the branches of a shared government. In the U.S. the House and the Senate, or the Legislature and the Judiciary, for example—it is only reasonable to assume—are engaged in this … Continue reading
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Lithos Proskommatos
Jesus lovingly encouraged, “blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me” [ Luke 7:23] But perhaps most of us have been offended at one time or another in something He said that challenged our way of life, that pushed-back … Continue reading
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Anxiety
G. R. Evans [in Alan of Lille (Cambridge, OUP,1983),pp.33—41. ] tells us that, “Augustine frequently discusses Scripture’s peculiar “usus loquendi” [manner of speaking]. [Augustine] sees such departures from the ordinary way of putting things … as a reflection of the power … Continue reading
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Limited Expectations
The miracle of Jairus’ 12 year old daughter’s “rise from death” deserves a closer look since it is a story of limited expectations. God thru Jesus unexpectedly raised her from the dead, similarly to Lazarus’ resurrection which shocked the popular … Continue reading
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Abandoned
There were, they say, 7 sayings from the Cross Jesus uttered while He hanged there dying for my sins—and yours.1 Though some scholars question whether or not His declaration of our forgiveness was not added until later,2 we may say … Continue reading
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Women!
I have been reading the Greek New Testament devotionally. Instead of studying a text for blogging, I am just reading to see what I miss in the English. English translations are great but because it is my native tongue, I … Continue reading
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Did Luke Get It Wrong?
Regarding the time when Jesus was born, did Luke get it wrong? In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire [the whole world] should be registered. This first registration took place while Quirinius was … Continue reading
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