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26. Faith in the Son of God

1 John 5:1-12, 1 John 4:7-21

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... Elder thinks that it is God’s love for human beings which is foundational. It is the basis of love for one another and of any claim to love for God. 4:7 Love for one another was the writer’s theme in 2:9–11 and 3:11–18, and it will ... does not believe God, the result is that such a person has made God a liar. The same charge was leveled in 1:10 against those who claimed “we have not sinned.” Clearly, the Elder has his opponents in mind in both places, and he elsewhere calls them liars in 2:4, 2:22, ...

27. Elihu Makes His Appearance

Job 32:1--37:24

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... and insight. 34:36–37 To his sin he adds rebellion. In verse 36, Elihu expresses his desire that God would exact his full judgment upon wicked Job. Elihu’s rigid logic has led him to conclude that Job is not at all a victim as he has claimed. Rather, he is an obstinate fool, a scorner whose words against God are prompted by a spirit of rebellion. Theological Insights In Genesis 2:7, the creation of the first human is described as God forming the physical body out of the dust of the ground and then ...

28. Apostles of Christ

1 Corinthians 4:1-21

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... . Oddly, the Corinthians are more concerned to be wise in the eyes of the world than to be faithful to the truth of the gospel. In Christ they are beneficiaries of the saving wisdom and power of God that was manifested in the cross of Christ. But when they claim to be wise they set themselves on the side of this world and in opposition to the reality of God’s saving work (1:18). As God’s fools, the apostles are truly wise; but the Corinthians, who are wise in this age, are fools before God. Second, Paul ...

29. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:1-15, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... benefit (so as to serve you). 11:10–11 Paul expresses his determination to continue his policy of declining support from the Corinthians. Here again, Paul uses an oath formula (as surely as the truth of Christ is in me) both to show his determination and to assert his claim (cf. 2 Cor. 1:18, 23; 11:31; Gal. 1:20; Rom. 9:1). The truth of Christ is in Paul in that Christ speaks through him (cf. 13:3). On the one hand, the apostle fears that, in the face of opposition in Corinth, to accept contributions from ...

30. Children of God

1 John 2:28--3:10

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... him.” We have observed the repeated use of ginōskō in the Gospel and epistles of John to indicate spiritual perception, especially in the claim to have a true understanding and a close relationship with God/Christ (see, for example, 1 John 2:3–5, 13–14; 3:1; 4 ... and Paul’s writings. What is at issue is love among Jesus’ disciples (John 13:34–35; 15:12, 17) and love among those who claim to be brothers and sisters in the same fellowship (1 John 2:9–10; 3:10–11, 14–18, 23b; 4:7–8, 11–12 ...

31. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

32. The Most Important Question

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... history and culture say about him and instead look at what he said about himself. In John 10:30-33, Jesus makes an astonishing claim: “The Father and I are one.” The Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works ... he was a great teacher or a notable figure in history. That choice is not on the table. Anyone who made these three huge claims is either a lunatic or is telling the truth. So, the pivotal question for each one of us is, “Who Jesus is to you?” ...

33. Paradoxes Of The Christian Faith

Matthew 10:1-42

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... lived so victoriously, a saint of the church said, "Because the scriptures say, 'And it came to pass,' which means that it didn't come to stay. That's why the prayer says, 'Yea though I walk through the valley,' because I'm coming through, I'm claiming my victory right now in the name of Jesus!" Many people in Seattle, Washington, are amazed at the faith and victory of little Brianne Kliner. She was one of the children poisoned by E. coli bacteria after eating a hamburger from a Jack in the Box restaurant ...

34. Being and Doing as the People of God

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

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Maxie Dunnam

... to salvation; for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.” II A WAY TO BE AND DO Now a second truth. As certain as there is a claim : to be and do, there is a way to be and do. Listen to verses 4 and 5 of our scripture lesson: “Come to Christ, to that living ... and in our actions we are not growing as Christians. III THE POWER TO BE AND DO And that leads to one final truth. As there is a claim to be and do and a way to be and do there is also the power to be and do as the people of God. I received a ...

35. Job's Third Reply to Bildad

Job 26:1--31:40

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised” (1:21). These are not the words of a miser, or of one who trusts and delights in the security of wealth. Job, instead, claims to delight and trust in God alone. Job denies having relied on his own effort and accumulation of riches, on the fortune my hands had gained. In contrast to the depiction in chapter 28 of the expenditure of immense human effort and ingenuity to extract gold and precious ...

36. Winning Isn't the Only Thing ... It's Irrelevant

Luke 13:31-35

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Carl Jech

... the point of this sermon is not to deny that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ. The point is that Jesus represents precisely a new interpretation - a new understanding - of what it means to be the Christ, the Savior! The Christ is not a glorious maker of arrogant claims, but a humble channel of the free grace of God. We do not go to the ends of the earth to tell the story of Jesus as the Messiah because we believe everyone who doesn't accept our version of Christianity is lost, but because we believe simply ...

37. The Question of Sin and the Commandment to Love

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

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... singular in confronting the problematic community member. “Whoever says . . .” is the hook, and the three laudable statements listed are that one has come to know him (2:4), to abide in him (2:6), and to be in the light (2:9). To these positive claims to a believing relationship with Christ, the elder poses the true evidence of authenticity. Such a person will obey Christ’s commandments (2:4), will walk as Christ walked (2:6), and will not hate his or her brother or sister (2:9). Therefore, the true ...

38. Easter 4

Psalm 23:1-6, Acts 4:1-22, 1 John 3:11-24, John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... the giver of life. Jesus was ready to let that life be taken away in obedience to his mission as the Christ. Because he was fully aware of God's power over life he believed that he could receive it again. 2. The Call to Belong to Jesus. If we claim to be Christian it places a special demand upon us. We are to enter into the same kind of personal relationship with Jesus that he had with the Father. It means that we know fully his intentions and his will so that we partake of his nature in ourselves. The ...

39. When a Person Is Called

Galatians 1:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . But we know their meaning and are moved deeply when wee see someone responding to their meaning. I’m thinking of John and Jo Walt. Many of you know them. John is a lawyer; Jo a housewife and mother. Both are dedicated to Christ and know they have been claimed by Him. They heard the call of God to go to China, and many of you will recall that we consecrated them here in this Sanctuary before they left about three months ago. It’s interesting that Jo heard the call long before John, but didn’t mention ...

40. Personal Rights and Christian Testimony

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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Preben Vang

... and they are his spiritual clients (9:2; cf. Philem. 19b). They owe him! Interpretive Insights 9:1 Am I not free? Picking up the claim of the “strong” from chapter 8, Paul states that if that is true of them, it is even more true of him (2 Cor. 11 ... remain silent from now on about your rights. You gave them all up when Christ bought you with his blood, and you forfeited any claim you thought you had on your person, your possessions, and your life. You are not your own, but belong body and soul, in life ...

41. The Lord Speaks

Job 38:1--41:34

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... of God to allow the righteous to suffer. Job has come even to accept his own righteous suffering as inevitable. What Job seeks in this meeting is a public acknowledgement that he suffers as a righteous man, not as the just consequences of his sin. The claims of Job have little to do with the justice of God, but everything to do with the failure of retribution to accurately describe the world which God has made and over which he rules as sovereign. The justice of God fails only if one accepts retributive ...

42. It's My Life, Isn't It?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

James McCormick

... on a love like that? How can we live our lives indifferent to a love like that? Oh, we’re free to do it. We can walk away from it and do our own thing if we’re determined to. But just understand, when we reject that love and its claim upon us, we are turning our backs on our best selves. And we are letting that abundant life that Jesus talked about slip through some crack in our fingers. ”You are not your own” – not if you’re sensitive, not if you’re responsive – “You are not your own. You ...

43. Before the Sanhedrin

Mark 14:53-65

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... to show Jesus openly affirming who he is, but also to provide the readers with a shining example of how they were to react when put to trial on account of their faith in Jesus. The false witnesses show that this is really a trial based solely on the claim that Jesus is the Son of God and has nothing to do with any illegal behavior of Jesus. By this account, the readers are implicitly instructed to be certain that any trial they undergo stems from their faith and not from any wrongdoing on their part (cf. 1 ...

44. Coming on the Clouds of Glory

Matthew 26:47-56

Drama

Joe Barone

... you hereafter you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven," he was claiming to be the Messiah. "He who blasphemes the name of the Lord shall be put to death," the scripture tells us (Leviticus 24:16), and ... people will give up their lives for Jesus. I know that letter they passed around, the letter from John who was exiled on Patmos. He claims to have seen one like "a son of man." His head and hair "were white as wool," the letter says. Ha! I guess your ...

45. You Don’t Really Feel That Way

Job 6:1-7:21

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... faith, we push down our pain and suffering, all the time knowing in our hearts that things are not well with us. A good strong character which often helps us slide over minor difficulties becomes a block when our difficulty is major and what we need is to face it, claim it, and work our way through it. Only in this way will we learn what loss and its resulting grief mean for us in the life process. Pastors know how hard it is to find someone who will give them the right to feel as they do. We are reminded ...

46. Decoding the Da Vinci Code (Part One - Exploring the Fiction)

1 Timothy 1:4

Sermon

James Merritt

... was the divine Son of God - based on four Gospels that did not tell the true story of Jesus Christ and was used by the church to deny the true worship of a god, who is truly the Divine Feminine.[[5]] From this conspiracy comes basically four key claims: Claim #1: There were at least 80 other Gospels (other than the 4 Gospels) about Jesus Christ. These focus on Jesus Christ being more of a human being and a great religious teacher than a divine being. It is these books that give us the real truth about Jesus ...

47. Obedience Commanded

Deuteronomy 4:1-14

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... factor in the attraction of the nations to the living God. The motivation for God’s people to live by God’s law is ultimately to bless the nations. As so often in the OT, mission and ethics are inseparable. There is a vital link between the religious claims of the people of God (that God is near them) and their practical social ethic. The world will be interested in the former only when it sees the latter. 4:9–14 The high vision of Israel functioning as a model for the nations expressed in verses 6 ...

48. Egypt

Ezekiel 29:1-21, Ezekiel 30:1-26, Ezekiel 31:1-18, Ezekiel 32:1-32

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... Tree’s shade, now abandon it. The lesson the nations and their rulers have learned, or at any rate ought to have learned, is plain: Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high (v. 14). No ruler, in senseless pride, is to claim godlike power and invincibility (see 28:2 and 29:3); they are all destined for death, for the earth below, among mortal men, with those who go down to the pit (v. 14). The moral of the story recalls the conclusion to the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. After ...

49. Job’s Reply to Zophar

Job 12:1--14:22

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... , verses 23–25 declare his sovereignty over those great nations (goyim) that have pretensions to world domination and control. These claims fade before the realities of God’s sovereign power as creator. It is God who makes nations great and who ... and of Job himself in 9:2). 14:5 Man’s days are determined. There is some question about whether this statement actually claims that God predetermines the extent of each specific human life. The verb khrts can mean “settle, determine,” as in the judgment in ...

50. The Strength of Poverty

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... that it promises, even though, as the creation, it will always disappoint us precisely because it cannot fulfill all the promises we think it has made to us! Therein lies the secret of the strength of poverty. If we own nothing, then nobody can gain power over us. If we claim nothing, nobody can take it away from us. If we are poverty-stricken, we belong only to ourselves and nobody else can own us. It is a difficult truth to get hold of and hold onto, for we are so used to owning things that we find it all ...

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