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276. “Weak and Strong” Should Get Along

Romans 14:1--15:13

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C. Marvin Pate

... personal preference, becoming neutral. Screwtape continues, I myself would carry this very far. I would make it a rule to eradicate from my patient any strong personal taste which is not actually a sin, even if it is something quite trivial such as a fondness for county cricket or collecting stamps or drinking cocoa. Such things, I grant you, have nothing of virtue in them; but there is a sort of innocence and humility and self-forgetfulness about them which I distrust. The man who truly and disinterestedly ...

277. David Runs for His Life—Again

2 Samuel 15:13-37

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... , in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my Soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide; “Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?” I fondly ask. But patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, “God doth not need Either man’s work or his own gifts; who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed And post o’er Land and Ocean ...

278. The Return of the King Brings Turmoil in the Kingdom

2 Sam 19:9–20:26

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... even when he must discipline his chosen servants. Inaugural Address: Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln’s (1809–65) second inaugural address (March 4, 1865) expresses the spirit of the above principle in the following passage, delivered near the end of the American Civil War: Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman’s two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall ...

279. The “Nine Lives” of David

1 Samuel 19:1-24

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... . Of course, in that case Saul is lying and attempting to deceive David into seeking marriage to Michal, at the peril of his life (vv. 21, 23–25). In contrast to Saul’s deceptive claim, the narrator here affirms Jonathan’s genuine fondness for David.3The contrast contributes to the narrator’s presentation of Jonathan as a literary foil to his father. Jonathan fully supports David, while Saul tries to murder him.4Jonathan’s loyalty to David also supports the narrator’s presentation of David ...

280. How to Escape Being Possessed By Our Possessions

Luke 12:13-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... in the abundance of his possessions.” That’s the way the Revised Standard Version has it. “Be on your guard against covetousness in any shape or form. For a man’s real life in no way depends upon the number of his possessions.” Though I’m not overly fond of The Living Bible, there is a very practical and piercing edge to the paraphrase of this verse: “Beware! Don’t always be wishing for what you don’t have. For real life and real living are not related to how rich you are.” You get the ...

281. Esau and Jacob

Genesis 25:19-34

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Gary M. Burge

... s elevation is due to God’s grace and decree and is not based on any merit in Jacob. For reasons that are not evident Rebekah never shares this oracle with her husband. (Would he have even believed her? Plus, it becomes apparent later that Isaac was overly fond of Esau.) If she had, she would not have had to urge Jacob to pretend to be Esau to get his father’s blessing in chapter 27. As they grow older Esau becomes an excellent hunter, while Jacob remains a quiet man. Esau’s strength is his weakness ...

282. Opposition from Pharisees and Disciples

Mark 8:14-21, Mark 8:22-26

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Gary M. Burge

... ? Do you still not understand? (8:17–21). Have the lessons of both miraculous feedings been lost on the disciples? asks Jesus. The conversation about bread in the boat marks a low point in the disciples’ understanding of Jesus and his ministry. Mark is fond of juxtaposing two stories in order to demonstrate an interrelationship between them (e.g., 4:35–41 // 5:1–20). The placement of the healing of a blind man in Bethsaida (8:22–26) immediately following the conversation about bread in the boat (8 ...

283. Do You Have Your Key Ready?

John 20:1-18

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King Duncan

Around the turn of the twentieth century there lived a man named Reuben John Smith. Smith was fond of the comforts of life. Since he had lived a comfortable existence in this world, he thought it only proper to be prepared for a comfortable existence in the next world as well. Thus at his death he left detailed instructions concerning his burial. He was to be buried in ...

284. Mission Possible!

John 1:43-51

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Charley Reeb

... dead body inside. He talked about how everyone was going to die and go to hell if they didn’t know Jesus. All Shane could think about doing was jumping on a box beside him and yelling at the top of his lungs, “God is not a monster!” We are fond of quoting John 3:16, “For God so loved the world…” But the Bible also says in John 3:17 that God did not send Jesus to condemn the world but to save it! It is high time Christians start believing it and, more importantly, living like it! The more ...

285. Giving to the Needy

Matthew 6:1-4

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Robert H. Mounce

... announced public fasts during times of drought when almsgiving might be expected. The GNB takes the clause as a figure of speech and paraphrases, “Do not make a big show of it.” That is what the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the street corners. Matthew is fond of the term “hypocrite” (he uses it thirteen times to Luke’s three and Mark’s one), which is derived from the theater and means “play-actor.” To be a hypocrite is to pretend to be someone you are not. It is easier to pose as a ...

286. The Parable of the Shrewd Manager

Luke 16:1-15

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Craig A. Evans

... to his disciples, v. 14 indicates that the Pharisees had overheard Jesus’ teaching (16:1–13). The Pharisees sneer at Jesus’ teaching because they loved money. There is evidence that not only the aristocratic and wealthy Sadducees, but even the Pharisees, were fond of money (see Marshall, p. 625). In the Lucan context the point may be that Pharisees assumed that wealth was a sign of God’s blessing, as well as the means for practicing one’s piety in an ostentatious manner (such as almsgiving ...

287. Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Marion L. Soards

... is explaining the conditions of his stay and ministry, not merely the style of his arrival. Paul refers to his weakness, fear, and trembling. By referring to weakness, Paul reiterates the language of 1:25, now applying the notion of weakness to himself. Paul is fond of this image of his person and work; he uses “weakness” in key texts such as Romans 8:26; 1 Corinthians 15:43; 2 Corinthians 11:30; 12:9; 13:4. Especially from Paul’s discussions of weakness in 2 Corinthians, one learns that he valued ...

288. On Divisions in the Church

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

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Marion L. Soards

... Christ the Christians belong to God through Christ. Additional Notes 3:18 With the first three words of the Gk. text (mēdeis heauton exapatatō: “no one himself [herself] let deceive”), Paul mandates change by using the imperative form of the Gk. word “deceive” (exapataō). Moreover, Paul is fond of the rhetorical form employed in the words that follow, If any one of you thinks (Gk. ei tis dokei). It occurs here and at 1 Cor. 8:2; 11:16; 14:37; Gal. 6:3; and Phil. 3:4. As Fee (Epistle, p. 151 n. 5 ...

289. Marriage

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

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Marion L. Soards

... J. Marcus, “The Circumcision and the Uncircumcision in Rome,” NTS 35 [1989], pp. 67–81, esp. p. 78 n. 1). Both references to “being called” in this verse employ passive verbal forms, so that the unstated agent in the issuing of the call is understood to be God. Paul is fond of the use of the so-called divine passive as a way of thinking and talking about God and God’s acts. 7:19 Cf. Gal. 5:6; 6:15; Rom. 2:25–26; 3:1–2. 7:21 The second portion of this verse is notoriously ambiguous. The NIV ...

290. Idol Feasts and the Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

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Marion L. Soards

... about the partaking of one loaf by the one body anticipates the careful reflections of Paul that will follow in chs. 11–12. 10:18 Paul’s words, Consider the people of Israel, are “Look at Israel according to the flesh” (Gk. Blepete ton Israēl kata sarka). Paul is fond of the phrase “according to the flesh,” and while he uses it to speak of historic Israel at this point, he often sets flesh over against spirit or even the cross (see Rom. 1:3; 4:1; 8:4, 5, 12, 13; 9:3, 5; 1 Cor. 1:26; 2 ...

291. Water from the Rock

Numbers 20:1-13

Understanding Series

W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... very much like the earlier accounts of conflict. The people suggest that those who died earlier were better off, and they again accuse Moses and Aaron of bringing the people and their livestock into the desert to die. The people once more remember Egypt fondly for its food: grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates—and water! Moses and Aaron respond in their customary way with an act of intercession, and the glory of the LORD appears. This story resembles a retelling of Exodus 17:1–7. Both stories ...

292. The God Who Blesses Israel’s Harvests and His International Praise

Psalm 67:1-7

Understanding Series

Craig C. Broyles

... of Yahweh (v. 2), familiar from the psalms of Yahweh’s kingship. Verses 3–5 develop verse 2, expressing the desire that “all the peoples praise you.” Verses 6–7 develop verse 1, specifying that God’s blessing be on our harvest. (For those fond of discovering such literary features, we may note this forms a chiastic structure.) The psalm thus invokes God’s blessing on his people and especially on their agriculture with the hope that it results in international acclaim for God. 67:1–2 Verse 1 ...

293. The People Rebel

Numbers 14:1-45

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr.

... The story continues in chapter 14 with the people’s response to the majority report from the spies. Fear spreads through the camp, and the people complain and weep. All the Israelites grumble against Moses and Aaron and begin again to remember Egyptian slavery with fondness. Despite the reminder in 13:2 that God is giving Canaan to the people, here, out of fear of violent death, they forget the promises of divine provision and conclude that they would have been better off dying in Egypt or the desert. Now ...

294. Saul Tries To Kill David

1 Samuel 19:1-24

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Mary J. Evans

Saul Tries To Kill David: 19:1–7 In Saul’s next attempt to destroy David he unrealistically tried to involve those around him who loved David. Jonathan’s fondness for David is expressed by the same word as is used for the pleasure Saul had previously taken in David (18:22). It may be that Jonathan’s calm good sense in removing David from the scene and then facing his father with the realities of David’s support, through ...

295. Hearts / Repentance

2 Corinthians 7:2-16

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James M. Scott

... the afterglow of Titus’s positive reception in Corinth. When he was in Corinth, Titus evidently developed a close personal relationship with the Corinthians and a warm affection for them. Now that he has returned to Paul, Titus looks back with fondness at the time he spent with the church, particularly at the way in which they received him. The obedience that Titus recalls is the Corinthians’ submission to Paul’s directives in the tearful letter that Titus delivered. Yet why were the Corinthians ...

296. Walking in the Light and the Problem of Sin

1 John 2:15-17, 1 John 1:5--2:14

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Thomas F. Johnson

... language of the author, such fine distinctions as NT scholars make may be overly precise interpretation. This is the first use of “love” (agapē) in the letters of John, where it occurs thirty-one times as a verb and twenty-one times as a noun. The term of fond address, agapētos, also occurs ten times. It is a high frequency word in these letters (one-fifth of the entire NT usage). For a detailed study of the use of agapē in the letters of John, see Brown, Epistles, pp. 254–57 and in the Gospel of ...

297. Jacob Flees to Laban

Genesis 27:41--28:9

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... and honorably, Rebekah needed to persuade Isaac to send him there. She went to him and complained about how irritated Esau’s Hittite wives made her. She then pointed out that her life would become unbearable should Jacob marry a Hittite woman. Because of Isaac’s fondness for Esau, she concealed the real reason for her request by speaking of an issue that agitated both of them (26:34–35). 28:1–2 Rebekah persuaded Isaac, for he called for Jacob to give him instructions and to bless him. He told him ...

298. You Are What You Eat

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

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Rick McCracken-Bennett

... 10). Those words, repeated over and over, often put my mind and my heart back where they belong. In some way I believe this mantra helps to protect me from expressing negative or bad thoughts that I am exposed to day after day. Lately I have become quite fond of a quote from Julian of Norwich, a very important Christian mystic. She is famously quoted as saying, "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well." On days when I have lost my grip on hope I find myself repeating ...

299. Could the Pharisees Have Been Irish?

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

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King Duncan

... of eating their food with defiled hands?” That’s a good question. Why didn’t the disciples keep this tradition? They, like Jesus, were devout Jews. They obviously kept other traditions of their faith. Why not this one? Remember, their fondness for traditions has been one reason the Jewish community has survived. Through much of their history the Jews have been a persecuted minority. Their traditions served as a key ingredient in maintaining their identity. This is one way they could demonstrate ...

300. Flying High

Mark 10:35-45

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King Duncan

... , Mahatma Gandhi and on and on and on. As the images rolled by, a voice reads this poem: Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. “They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. “While some may ...

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