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3976. The Resurrected Jesus Is Vindicated by God and Given All Authority

Matthew 28:1-10, Matthew 28:11-15, Matthew 28:16-20

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Jeannine K. Brown

... sensibility. The reference to “the name” (to onoma) is singular followed by the tripartite distinction “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,” indicating the Christian affirmation of the name of the one God. teaching them to obey everything I have commanded ... non-evangelical Protestants prefer to ask, “What does Jesus do?” In their eyes Christ makes his body and his Holy Spirit available to believers in the sacraments, and he models selfless surrender to his Father’s will. Since the nineteenth century, ...

3977. Caring for the Needy and Commissioning Apostles

Mark 3:7-12, Mark 3:13-19

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Grant R. Osborne

... everyone who came to him. The result is that the crowds fall over themselves to get to Jesus, realizing that his power is so great that they can be healed merely by “touching him” (proven true with the hemorrhaging woman in 5:25–29). 3:11 the impure spirits . . . cried out, “You are the Son of God.” As in 1:24, the demons utter the true identity of Jesus, once more not to reveal who he is to bystanders but rather to oppose and probably to gain some control over him (see on that verse). Jesus ...

3978. Mission and Rejection in Galilee

Mark 6:14-29, Mark 6:7-13

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Grant R. Osborne

... strength and merely with our own gifts. God has made us all individually and given each of us a unique combination of gifts that is perfect for what he wants to accomplish through us. We go out with his authority and under the presence of his Spirit. God is present in a powerful way, and we conduct ourselves under and with his authority. 3. Gospel proclamation often is met with opposition and even death. This is a dominant theme, not only in Jesus’s teaching but also throughout the New Testament. We saw ...

3979. Jesus Proclaims Judgment on the Temple and the Nation

Mark 13:1-31

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Grant R. Osborne

... preached the gospel to the Sanhedrin. In their rage at the witness of Stephen to Jesus, the Sanhedrin dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. We read in Acts 7:59–60, “While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ Then he fell on his knees and cried out, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.’ When he had said this, he fell asleep.”What an amazing picture of faith and a powerful example to all who witnessed it. In fact, one of those present that ...

3980. The Messianic Anointing of Jesus

Mark 14:1-11

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Grant R. Osborne

... to love within the church (John 13:34; 15:12, 17) and then for outsiders. Love for God must be reflected in love for neighbor (Matt. 22:37–39). True disciples must be controlled by three layers of love: for God and Christ and the Spirit, for brothers and sisters in Christ, and for all humankind. Illustrating the Text Giving God our very best Scenario: Imagine that you won a contest and would be serving dinner to the president of the United States tomorrow. Chances are you would not serve the president ...

3981. On the Cross Jesus Is Mocked and Dies

Mark 15:33-41

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Grant R. Osborne

... from blood loss;5but it is clear that Jesus does not die an ordinary death like the two criminals alongside him (who lived on, requiring that the soldiers break their legs to hasten death [see John 19:32]). For the evangelists, Jesus released his spirit, and his death is a supernatural event. Theological Insights Inthis scene the crowds and leaders demonstrate the depravity of humankind and the hatred that sinful humankind feels for God’s Son and the true people of God. There are three insights: (1) The ...

3982. Jesus’s Manifesto

Luke 4:14-30

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R.T. France

... invite listeners to consider why Luke placed it in this prominent position as the opening salvo of Jesus’s public ministry. The Nazareth sermon plays out in miniature the whole ministry of Jesus, including his proclamation of the gospel in the power of the Spirit and his ultimate rejection by his own people. It would be illuminating to go through the Isaiah text clause by clause and point out how each of these statements finds expression in Jesus’s later ministry as Luke records it. This might lead on ...

3983. The Commissioning of the Disciples

Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

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R.T. France

... is strangely cryptic, since Luke has recorded no such promise so far. It is only when we read on to Acts 1:8 and the fulfillment of the promise in Acts 2:1–4 that it becomes clear that the “power from on high” refers to the Holy Spirit, bestowed by the ascended Jesus (Acts 2:33). 24:50 the vicinity of Bethany. Acts 1:12 locates the event more broadly on “the Mount of Olives,” on the eastern slope of which Bethany is located. he lifted up his hands and blessed them. Compare the priestly blessing ...

3984. Israel and the Present Curses and the Past Blessings of the Covenant

Romans 9:1-29

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C. Marvin Pate

... expresses his concern for Israel by beginning with an oath, stated both positively (“I speak the truth in Christ”) and negatively (“I am not lying”). To reinforce the truthfulness of his oath, Paul says that his conscience is confirmed by the Holy Spirit. Then comes his concern: “I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.” It is implied that his anguish is because Israel has not accepted Jesus the Messiah. Then Paul expresses the depth of his anguish: he is willing to be cursed ...

3985. The New-Covenant Ethic of Love

Romans 12:9-21

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C. Marvin Pate

... Christian’s love for fellow believers, but even that is ultimately an act of service to the Lord. Such zeal for serving the Lord comes from being energized by the Spirit. Behind “keep your spiritual fervor” is the verb ze?, which means “to bubble, boil.” The “bubbling up, boiling over” work of the Holy Spirit in the human spirit is the key to being faithful to the Lord. 12:12 Be joyful in hope . . . faithful in prayer. Verse 12 is also God-directed: during trials, Christians should place ...

3986. Ethics and Eschatology

Romans 13:8-14

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C. Marvin Pate

... s behavior. This is often called the “third use” of the law.[5] Third, James Dunn approaches 13:8–10 from the New Perspective on Paul. The curse of the law has been lifted in Christ so that now believers can obey the law in the power of the Spirit and guided by love.[6] The last two views seem to miss the eschatological significance of Paul’s statements in 13:8, 10 (love fulfills the law): Christ is the end of the law. Verses 9–10 state Leviticus 19:18 positively, “love your neighbor as yourself ...

3987. Introduction and “Hello”

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

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Preben Vang

... commitment to the lordship of Christ (Gal. 2:20). It is a foretaste of life in the eschatological kingdom. 3. God’s gifts of grace are for the church to manifest Christ’s presence while they wait for his return. God has already poured out his Spirit and allowed the in-Christ community to experience the presence and gifting that belong to the kingdom. The end has already begun, though it has not yet fully come. As Paul explains later (13:9–10), the church’s present experience may be partial compared ...

3988. The Celebration of the Great Multitude in Heaven

Revelation 7:9-17

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J. Scott Duvall

... this passage emphasizes victory more than suffering. Throughout the great story of the Bible, God has sustained his people with his protective presence. God has always desired to live among his people (e.g., the tabernacle, the temple, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the church as the temple of the Spirit, and the new heaven and new earth). The amazing celebration portrayed in 7:9–17 reminds us that our present sufferings are not worthy to be compared to life in God’s glorious presence in the future (see Rom. 8 ...

3989. Faithful Witnesses Who Proclaim God’s Word

Revelation 11:1-14

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J. Scott Duvall

... 6 fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. . . . They have power to shut up the heavens . . . ; and . . . to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague. The witnessing church carries out its prophetic ministry in the spirit and power of Moses and Elijah (Mal. 4:4–5; Matt. 17:3–4; Luke 1:17). Moses had the God-given power to turn water into blood and bring on plagues, while Elijah had the power to prevent rain. Likewise, the witnessing church possesses ...

3990. The Woman, the Son, and the Dragon

Revelation 12:1--13:1a

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J. Scott Duvall

... (1 John 3:4–10; Heb. 2:14). Because of Jesus’s life, death, resurrection, and exaltation, followed by the giving of his Spirit, believers can now see through the devil’s deception and quickly extinguish his flaming arrows of accusation (Eph. 6:16). 12:11 They ... know how to access and appropriate God’s truth, which is communicated to us through his Word. Using the sword of the Spirit, or the Word of God (Eph. 6:17; Heb. 4:12), involves much more than simply writing out or quoting verses, although ...

3991. The Lamb and the 144,000

Revelation 14:1-5

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J. Scott Duvall

... Paul’s warning to the Galatian Christians bears repeating in this context (Gal. 6:7–9): Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Evil remains subtle and can rob us of what God desires if we give ourselves to things that are ...

3992. The Vision of the Great Prostitute

Revelation 17:1-18

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J. Scott Duvall

... into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. John is “in the Spirit” or “carried away by the Spirit” four times in Revelation (1:10; 4:2; 17:3; 21:10), indicating that his experience and message are from God (cf. Ezekiel’s experience in Ezek. 3:12; 8:3; 11:1; 37:1; 43:5). Although the “wilderness” can serve as a positive symbol in Revelation (e.g., ...

3993. The Garden City as Paradise Transformed

Revelation 22:1-5

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J. Scott Duvall

... means “bright” (15:6; 18:14; 19:8; 22:16) and stresses the purity and glory of God’s presence. The river of the water of life represents God’s life-giving presence. In John’s Gospel, Jesus identifies himself (4:10–14) and the Holy Spirit (7:37–39) as the “living water” (cf. Zech. 14:8; Jer. 17:13). Since Pentecost, the Spirit has made God’s personal presence known to individual believers (John 14:6; 15:26; 16:14–16). Now, God’s people are ushered into the very presence of God’s ...

3994. Saul on the Rampage

1 Samuel 22:6-23

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... function: an innocent man, loyal to David, dies as a result of a scheme designed to save David’s skin. In this case the story sets us up for a startling contrast. If David’s self-incrimination is unjustified, false guilt, it nevertheless shows a sensitive spirit and genuine concern for others, characteristics that will be sorely lacking in the account of his murder of Uriah. 22:23 don’t be afraid. David was afraid in the presence of Achish (21:12), but now that he is again relying on the Lord’s ...

3995. “You Are My Son; Today I Have Become Your Father”

Psalm 2:1-12

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C. Hassell Bullock

... on the level of kings and presidents but even on the personal level, but God “laughs” at them. In terms of God’s saving acts in history, that’s what God did in Jesus Christ when he defied the demons of hatred and the idolatry of the human spirit by raising his Son, Jesus Christ, from the dead. One other aspect of Psalm 2 is important and might be considered as a second sermon on this psalm, which closes with four words of admonition for its ancient audience and for us who live in the twenty-first ...

3996. “May All the Peoples Praise You”

Psalm 67:1-7

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C. Hassell Bullock

... to 60 percent in 2012. The poll also found that 5 percent of Americans say they are atheists, which is up from 1 percent in 2005.12What is happening is a human inclination that is as old as Adam and Eve. It seeks to replace God with the human spirit. In one sense, we shouldn’t be surprised to see people trying to invent their own religion—that’s what humans have been doing since the beginning of time. Nor should we be surprised, by the power of grace, when “all the ends of the earth will fear him ...

3997. Nabuchadnezzar’s Dream and Daniel's Interpretation

Daniel 2:1-23, Daniel 2:24-49

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Ronald W. Pierce

... Christ across ethnic, political, and theological divides. Our own spheres of despair may seem insignificant compared to the Middle East crisis yet can threaten to consume our lives and overwhelm us with uncertainty and fear. As Paul reminds Timothy, “God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control” (2 Tim. 1:7 ESV). Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream (2:31-49): Big Idea: The wise and powerful God of heaven reveals the essential course of redemptive history, which replaces ...

3998. How to Escape Being Possessed By Our Possessions

Luke 12:13-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... about a danger common to all of us as we ask the question, “How do we escape being possessed by our possessions?” I. In answer to the question I want to first sound two reminders. First, any one of us can become victims of a covetous spirit. Sometimes, those who don’t have much are more covetous than those who do. “Indeed, many a relatively poor man is greedy at heart. Many rich men realize the emptiness of riches alone. They sometimes escape from covetousness by using their goods in the service of ...

3999. Samson's Vengeance of the Philistines

Judges 15:1-20

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... 5) and continued with Gideon (Judg. 8:4–17) and Jephthah (Judg. 12:1–7), has reached its nadir. Having made them promise not to kill him, Samson allows himself to be tied up. But as he is about to be handed over to the Philistines, the Spirit of the Lord comes upon him, such that the ropes that tie him melt away. Finding the jawbone of a donkey, Samson uses it to kill a thousand Philistines. This results in the place being named Ramath Lehi, meaning “Jawbone Hill.” But no sooner has he experienced ...

4000. Saul Tries to Kill David

1 Samuel 19:1-24

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Gary M. Burge

... In fact, David is restored to Saul’s service in the court. The reconciliation does not last long, however; and it may be David’s continued success as a general that triggers a new outburst of jealousy and violence (19:8–17). For the third time, an evil spirit afflicts Saul, and as in 18:10, David’s music does not soothe the king. Again Saul throws his spear at David, and again he misses. It is the last time David will dare to be in the presence of the increasingly unstable king. David returns to his ...

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