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3851. The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

John 9:13-34

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... truthfulness (as, e.g., in Josh. 7:19); cf. GNB. 9:27 And you did not listen: One ancient papyrus and some ancient versions omit the negative, so as to read, “I told you … and you heard.” This reading prepares logically for what follows (Why do you want to hear it again?), but the reading in the NIV has better manuscript support and echoes Jesus’ own words in similar situations in this Gospel (cf. 8:43, 47). Do you, … too: The too is interesting because it could be taken as a tacit admission by ...

3852. Jacob Gets Isaac's Blessing

Genesis 27:1-40

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... reiterated lamely that his brother had come deceitfully and taken his blessing. Esau lamented that Jacob’s name was appropriate, because he had deceived him two times by taking his birthright and his blessing. He then asked if there was not any blessing for him. He wanted the formal expression of his father’s love. Isaac pointed out that he had made Jacob lord over him and that all his relatives were to be his servants. He had sustained him with grain and new wine. What then could he possibly do for his ...

3853. Jacob Apprehension in Meeting Esau

Genesis 32:1-32

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... behind, spending the night in the camp. 32:22–23 Deeply troubled and unable to sleep, Jacob got up and forded his family and remaining possessions across the Jabbok. There are two possible reasons for his doing this after dark. The next morning he did not want to be involved with getting his family across the Jabbok when Esau arrived. Or perhaps he had a strong inner need to spend the night alone in meditation and prayer. 32:24–28 Jacob was left alone, feeling safe from attack during the night. But ...

3854. The Authority of Jesus over Nature and the Cosmic Powers

Mark 5:1-20, Mark 4:35-41

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Grant R. Osborne

... to torture and kill all who are made in the image of God. When Satan was expelled from heaven, he came to earth “filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short” (Rev. 12:12). He has no pretension of final victory, so he and his minions want to cause as much pain as possible in the time they have left. But their power is restricted to this world (Satan is the god only of “this world” [2 Cor. 4:4]), and they have already been defeated by Christ once and for all. They have no true power ...

3855. Gentiles Exemplify True Discipleship

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

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Grant R. Osborne

... baptized Dahmer but also met with him for one hour each week. In his book he responds to questions about whether God could save or even love such a man. One member of Roy’s own church remarked, “If Jeffrey Dahmer is going to heaven, then I don’t want to be there.” To which Roy responds, “How can a Christian hold that viewpoint? I don’t understand it. . . . Is forgiveness limited to those who are not very bad after all? Is there no joy in knowing that a sinner has turned to God?”9 Too often in ...

3856. The Gospel of God in Christ through Paul

Romans 1:1-17

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C. Marvin Pate

... was vital to the apostle’s mission to Spain. He needed them to be reconciled to each other (see chaps. 11; 14–15) so that, among other reasons, they could provide a unified front from which Paul could launch his mission to Spain. 1:13 I do not want you to be unaware . . . I planned many times to come to you. Since Rome was the capital of the empire, Roman Christians may have asked more than once why Paul had not yet visited them. Paul’s answer is that he has been so busy evangelizing Gentiles east ...

3857. New Dominion as a Blessing of the New Covenant: Dead to Sin

Romans 6:1-14

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C. Marvin Pate

... the preacher’s sermons or on devotional booklets. So I began getting up an hour earlier each day in order to read and meditate on the Bible and then pray. I did this for about a year, but without getting anything out of my study times. I wanted to quit my devotional time with the Lord on a number of mornings because it seemed so dry. Yet I did stick with my daily devotional plan for a whole year without any noticeable change. After that first year of Bible study, however, something amazing happened—the ...

3858. The Focus of Christian Worship

1 Corinthians 14:26-40, 1 Corinthians 14:1-25

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Preben Vang

... : Perhaps you have heard the old saying “The proof is in the pudding.” That is actually a shortened and corrupted version of an older and longer phrase: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” It simply means that you can say what you want about a pudding recipe, but the real test for a dessert is what happens when it hits your tongue and slides down your throat. Prophecy is measured in much the same way. An utterance can be flashy or dire, unpretentious or cryptic, popular or despised; the ...

3859. Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Obedience

Num 15:1-41

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... are not (Num. 15:30). But how can this be reconciled with the fact that God forgives (see “Theological Insights” above)? Sinning with a “high hand” is the equivalent of shaking one’s fist at God. Unlike an inadvertent sinner, who at heart really wants to do the right thing, high-handed sinners are in unrepentant rebellion. They cannot be forgiven because their heart attitude is one of blasphemy against God and contempt for his word (Num. 15:30–31). Conversely, if a sinner repents of sin, that ...

3860. Meet Israel’s New King

1 Sam 9:1–10:8

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... have expected the verb “reign” (malak) to appear here, since it is used in chapter 8 to describe the rule of the king (vv. 9, 11). Its absence here is striking, supporting the idea that the Lord is not intending to give the people exactly what they want.7The verb ‘atsar means “restrain, detain, withhold,” suggesting that the appointed leader will hold the people in check. (Note esp. the use of the verb in 1 Sam. 21:5; Job 12:15; 29:9.) Perhaps this means he will hold them in check by binding them ...

3861. Be Careful What You Ask For

1 Samuel 10:9-27

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... will claim as his rights”). In this case the scroll mentioned in verse 25 would be a perpetual reminder of the Lord’s earlier warning—a sort of “I told you so” document to be brought out when the people complain about the king they once wanted so badly. However, in light of the allusion to Deuteronomy 17:15 in the previous verse, as well as the emphasis in chapters 9–10 on the Lord’s continuing authority over Israel and the king, it is more likely that the “regulations” mentioned here are ...

3862. Job Feels Both Confidence and Terror

Job 23:1--24:25

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Daniel J. Estes

... meet God face-to-face, so that he can present his legal arguments before him (23:4). Job is prepared to argue for his own innocence, but he cannot find the Judge. Job does not suggest that he can manipulate or deceive God into doing his bidding, but he wants a fair trial that will clear him of the false charges that the friends have raised against him. 23:5 I would find out what he would answer me. Because Job cannot locate God, he is unable to present the evidence for his own innocence. Worse than that ...

3863. Yahweh Speaks as the Master Teacher

Job 38:1--41:34

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Daniel J. Estes

... Job’s pain (1:19; 9:17), but now it is the setting for Yahweh’s communication to him. 38:2 Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? Yahweh’s opening words, “Who is this?” introduce the central theme of his speeches. Yahweh wants Job to understand who Yahweh is and who Job is. Job has been speaking beyond what he truly knows, because he, as a finite human, is in no position to speak accurately about Yahweh’s plans for the world or for him personally. Yahweh has a design ...

3864. “The Lord Is My Shepherd, I Lack Nothing”

Psalm 23:1-6

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C. Hassell Bullock

... to recognize, even insist, that the psalmists and the editors of the book worked with word and phrase associations, and sometimes a word or phrase was enough to place two psalms next to each other and proclaim a message that the compiler of the book wanted to get across. This is illustrated in the relationship of Psalms 22 and 23. That is, Psalm 22 closes with the vision of a great feast in the kingdom of God (22:29) with a view to proclaiming the Lord’s righteousness (22:31). As a follow-up, Psalm 23 ...

3865. Good for Nothing

Luke 13:1-9

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Maxie Dunnam

... , a Truth and a Life that can give them meaning in this life and secure them for eternal life. III. We’ve looked at what this parable means as it relates to the nation and the church. We’ve focused in on what it means to us personally. I want to close by going back to the suggestion made in the introduction, that things are not always exactly as they appear. This is obviously a parable of judgment. “Cut it down” is met with the plea of the vineyard keeper in verse 8: “Let it alone, Sir, this year ...

3866. Claiming Hope

Matthew 3:1-12

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James L. Killen

... John preaching his message of hope? Are we hungry for hope? Frankly, some of us probably are not. Either we feel that we have all we want or we have some plan working that we think will meet our deepest needs as soon as we work it. Or maybe we have given ... all you can about the saving work God does in people's lives. Learn all you can about the shape of the new possibility God wants for us. Then be ready to enter into a life-shaping interaction with the God who comes to meet you in life. Open yourself to ...

3867. Dr. Jekyll Meet Jesus

Matthew 4:1-11

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King Duncan

... had minutes to live. He turned to another man and said, “Listen, Dominic, you’ve led a very bad life. Everywhere you are wanted by the police. But there are no convictions against me. My name is clear, so, here, take my wallet, take my papers, my ... quickly, hand me your papers that I may carry all your crimes away with me in death.” (4) Did you catch that? This wounded man wanted his friend who had made many mistakes to be able to make a new start. So he gave him his identity--his papers, his wallet, ...

3868. No Greater Love

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... his life for us -- and we ought to lay down our lives for one another." Surely the closer we walk to Jesus, the more we will want to follow, to the best of our ability, the model of his life and ministry and love as he loved. Then this love develops further again ... in a day. I was so excited that I could hardly wait to see Miss Ellie's reaction. I went to her house, where she wanted to sit in her rocker and tell stories, but I was too impatient with my project. I practically dragged her off with me. "Look!" I ...

3869. When Heartbreak Turns to Heartburn

Luke 24:13-35

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... that they needed a mule. They got in their pickup and went to their nearest neighbor to see if he had a mule he might want to sell. The neighbor said, "I sure don't." Nevertheless, they decided to visit the man for a while; even though he lived about ... himself up on his elbows and declared to his buddy, "Ben, I guess our mule got away." Ben replied, "It's okay, Bob. I'm not sure I want to plow as fast as he can run anyhow!" We smile at that story because it sounds a bit silly! But think about this: Is it not ...

3870. Which Parade Are You In?

Matthew 21:1-11

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King Duncan

... to that sacred meal the disciples had been arguing over which of them would be the greatest in the Kingdom. The disciples thought of greatness in terms of worldly success. To achieve success was to have others serve you. They were not prepared, then, to handle Jesus’ teaching that “whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10: 44-45) That was a radical teaching for them, and it is a ...

3871. A New Possibility

Matthew 4:12-23

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James L. Killen

... people. Jesus came teaching that the one who really is the king of the whole creation is one who loves us and who wants us to love each other. That opens an entirely new possibility for all people. This belief in the kingdom of heaven has several ... to let God be the most important thing in our lives and do our best to live trusting God and trying to do what God wants us to do. Someone has said, "The kingdom of heaven is true religion." Now you have a basic introduction to the theology of the kingdom ...

3872. No Longer Orphans

John 14:15-21

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King Duncan

... gift can be used by Christ in a magnificent way. Our lesson for the day from John’s Gospel is set at the Last Supper. Jesus is preparing his disciples for his betrayal and crucifixion. The events that are coming will be traumatic for his disciples, but he wants them to know they will not be alone. “If you love me,” he says to them, “keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever--the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept ...

3873. The Power of Patience

Luke 2:22-40

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Charley Reeb

... God, to believe that the dream was true. Look at verse 24 (NIV): When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. It’s a wonderful story. Joseph decided to take Mary as his wife! What I want to focus on is the time between Joseph making this decision and Jesus being born — the time Joseph had to wait. We don’t hear anything about this but I believe those nine months Joseph had to wait were the most pivotal nine months of his life. Can you imagine ...

3874. True North

Matthew 22:34-40

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Charley Reeb

... get some perspective. He said it is not what you eat that makes you unclean; it is what comes out of your mouth that makes you unclean. In other words, it is what is in your heart that matters. The Pharisees had lost their way. They had good intentions. They wanted to follow the law but in their desire to do so they missed that the point of all those laws was to love God and one another. They missed the forest for the trees. In trying to fulfill the law they were disregarding their love for God and others ...

3875. Addicted to Hurry

Matthew 6:25-34

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Charley Reeb

... up to the woman so he could pull her to safety. “She turned back to look at me and then back at the traffic and that’s when I kind of lunged and got my left arm around her body,” Barton told the Buffalo News. “I asked her, ‘Do you want to come on this side of the guardrail now?’ and that was the first time she spoke to me and said, ‘Yeah.’ ” Barton sat with her until the police and firefighters arrived. Later, he got back on the bus and finished his shift. The kids on the bus applauded and ...

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