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26. Peter Speaks to the Onlookers

Acts 3:11-26

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... part, they had handed him over to be killed (lit., “Jesus, whom you handed over”; see note on 4:10), and even when the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, had decided to set him free (the Greek suggests that he had given judgment to that effect), they had still disowned him and brought such pressure to bear on the governor that in the end he had acceded to their demand (cf. John 19:15; also Acts 28:18f.). 3:14 Thus they had sent to his death an innocent man, one indeed who was holy and righteous. Taking ...

27. The Sin and Doom of Godless Men

Jude 1:1-16

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... The word despotēs (absolute owner, one who has complete power over another), when used in the NT of God, always refers to the Father (apart from 2 Pet. 2:1). So Jude appears to have in mind both God the Father and the Son of God: the intruders disown both. Additional Notes 3 The affectionate agapētoi, “beloved ones,” which appears again in vv. 17 and 20, derives from the verb agapan (“to love with God’s love”), used in v. 1. The Greek for I had to (anankēn eschon) with an infinitive refers to ...

28. The Trials of Peter and of Jesus

Luke 22:66--23:25, Luke 22:63-65, Luke 22:54-62

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R.T. France

... s ordeal) and less decisive, so that the emphasis in this Gospel falls rather on the Roman trial and verdict, which follow in chapter 23. Both main parts of this section are in clear fulfillment of Jesus’s earlier predictions, that Peter would disown him (22:31–34), and that he himself would be rejected and condemned by the Jewish leadership (9:22). The confrontation that has been building up since Jesus’s dramatic and provocative arrival in Jerusalem now reaches its climax. Political reality demands ...

29. The Rise of Media, Persia, and Greece

Daniel 8:15-27

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Ronald W. Pierce

... killed for refusing to deny Christ or were spared for cursing Christ and worshiping the emperor and his gods.[15] This “test of faith” was a critical moment for believers—a reminder of the seriousness of Jesus’s words, “whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven” (Matt. 10:33). Imagine facing such a moment and deciding whether to comply. Believers are called to remain faithful to the Lord no matter the cost and in times of severe persecution. We should remember ...

30. Warnings and Encouragements

Luke 12:1-12

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... its focus. True religion is not simply avoiding Pharisaic hypocrisy, but confessing one’s allegiance to Jesus, the Son of Man. Those confessing Jesus before men are assured that Jesus will confess them before the angels of God. Likewise, if one disowns Jesus, that one will in turn be disowned. The final judgment is in view (as is probably indicated by the designation Son of Man). All trials and persecution for the sake of allegiance to Jesus are worth it when it is realized that the day will come when ...

31. The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matt. 10:28). He also warned that “whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven” (Matt. 10:32–33). Finally, in response to those who deny the relevance of apocalyptic to Western Christians because their sociological situation is different (they are secure rather than beleaguered), we note that ...

32. The Golden Calf

Deuteronomy 9:7-29

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... fully exploited for its didactic value in 1:19–46. 9:25–29 At last we reach the words that stood between God’s anger and God’s mercy: the prayer of Moses. God, we recall, had threatened to renounce both the Sinai covenant (by disowning the people) and the Abrahamic covenant (by destroying them and starting again with Moses). Moses, with incredible boldness, raises his hand to God on both counts and comes as close as one can imagine to rebuking God for suggesting such things. Whether he ever allowed ...

33. Reveille

Mark 6:7-13, Matthew 10:1-42, Luke 9:1-9, Luke 10:1-24

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Lori Wagner

... outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven. “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her ...

34. Are You a Lemming or a Lassie?

Luke 12:13-21, Luke 12:22-34, Luke 12:35-48, Luke 12:49-53, Luke 12:54-59

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Lori Wagner

... hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God. And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. “When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities ...

35. Unconditional Love

Romans 4:1-25

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Sandra Hefter Herrma

... find their calling or even a sense of stability in their lives. You may have had to learn to turn a child loose, distrust what he says, even protect your property or person from your child, but she will never stop being your child. Even if you have "disowned" them, out of anger or fear, they never stop being your children, as your midnight tears will witness. This is the understanding Paul is leaning on in our reading for today when he says, "For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to ...

36. Gomer, God's "Yet"

Hosea 1:1-2:1

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Richard L. Sheffield

... , is "... you are not my people and I am not your God" (Hosea 1:9). Deal's off! Because of the way they are living, personified by the way Gomer was living, the people of God, the children of God, to whom God had promised everything, have apparently been disowned. They'll get nothing. "Name him Lo-ammi (God said), for you are not my people and I am not your God" (Hosea 1:9). Hosea's relationship with his wayward wife is really a story about God's relationship with his wayward people. And the intimacy of God ...

37. Epiphany 5

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... who comes to an individual with forgiving grace. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 1. If (v. 2). According to this passage, Paul seems to be saying that once saved is not always saved. Because of the faithfulness of God, no one can fall from grace, for God will never disown us as his children. However, we can fall from faith as Paul writes, "By which you are saved if you hold it fast." "If" is a mighty important word one's sure salvation depends on it if you hold fast to faith in the Gospel. 2. Received (v. 3 ...

38. Proper 15

Luke 12:54-59, Hebrews 12:1-13, Luke 12:49-53, Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:1-40

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John R. Brokhoff

... school and worship. You provided the child all the material necessities. And now the child indulged in drugs and has a child outside marriage. God had the same problem with his people, Judah. Outline: What are your options? a. Make excuses for the person. b. Disown the person -- vv. 5-6. c. Forgive and give the person a second chance -- the Christian answer. 2. Did God do enough? 5:4 Need: In this passage God claims he did all he could to get sweet grapes. Because the people produced sour grapes, they ...

39. Proper 27

1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, Hosea 11:1-11, Joshua 24:1-27, Matthew 25:1-13

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Russell F. Anderson

... See Lesson 1 for Proper 26. Old Testament: Hosea 11:1-4, 8-9 God's elastic love. God's love for his children, Israel, is passionate and visceral. His heart spills over with hurt and anger because he cannot give up on his wayward children; he cannot disown them or hand them over to destruction. God's compassion for his people is stretched almost to the breaking point but it does not snap in destructive rage. It seems quite human to seek revenge on those who hurt us. God's love is different; God showers mercy ...

40. Have You Heard The Good News?

Mark 1:1-8

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John A. Stroman

... Bible is a commentary on the grace of God which seeks to save. Why wasn't Israel given up as hopeless because of her constant bickering, criticism, and failure? Why wasn't Jacob cast out on the scrap heap for his warped and twisted ways? Why wasn't David disowned by God for the dark and degrading deed that made his name a byword in the land? Why wasn't Peter left to sink after his base denial? Why wasn't Saul of Tarsus, persecutor, blasphemer, hater of Christ, blotted out of the Book of Life forever? Why is ...

41. Our Own Mountaintop Walk

Matthew 28:16-20

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Leonard H. Budd

... , with the casting of the lots that picked him, Matthias joined the inner circle of disciples. He was a serious man, trained in the religious law, and certain that Jesus was the expected Messiah. So certain was he that he had literally left his family - they had disowned him! His certainty was affirmed by the words of holy writing that he knew so well, and by the words that he had heard from Jesus' lips and the deeds accomplished by Jesus' touch. "This is our Messiah," he often said. "This is the Lord." The ...

42. Take Off The Grave Clothes!

John 11:38-44

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... , this new resurrecting power must shed the grave clothes of disillusionment. God did not bring you this far to leave you. God is not a here-today-and-gone-today God. God did not call you to be God's very own in order to disown that which is God's. "Disillusionment" broken down means: dis, ill, us, ion, ment. That is, you believe that whatever goes wrong is intended, designed, especially for you, to bring you illness, disenchantment, and disillusionment, which lead to disengagement from the will and work of ...

43. The Violence Within, The Violence Without

Zephaniah 3:1-20

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... which I am not going to write is written," says C. S. Lewis, "it must be the full confession by Christendom of Christendom’s specific contribution to the sum of human cruelty and treachery. Large areas of ‘the World’ will not hear us until we have publicly disowned much of our past. Why should they? We have shouted the name of Christ and enacted the service of Moloch." Writes Charles Williams, "Deep, deeper than we believe, lie the roots of sin. It is in the good that they exist; it is in the good ...

44. Epiphany 5

Lk 5:1-11 · 1 Cor 14:12-20; 15:1-11 · Isa 6:1-8

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John R. Brokhoff

... comes to an individual with forgiving grace. Lesson 2: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 1. If (v. 2). According to this passage, Paul seems to be saying that once saved is not always saved. Because of the faithfulness of God, no one can fall from grace, for God will never disown us as his children. However, we can fall from faith as Paul writes, "By which you are saved if you hold it fast." "If" is a mighty important word - one's sure salvation depends on it - if you hold fast to faith in the Gospel. 2. Received (v. 3 ...

45. Trouble on the Mountain

Exodus 32:1-33:6

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... they could do would be to form it into a lamb. After all, the slain lamb had stood for them, by its blood, between life and death. But no, they sank to the depths of such apostasy they chose to worship a bull. No wonder God is furious. God disowns them. He separates himself from them. He wants nothing more to do with them. He casts them off utterly. He even says to Moses, "Thy people, which thou broughtest up." God knows the worship, no matter what Aaron said, is not truly worship of him. We may hide our ...

46. Consecration Sheep and Goats

Matthew 25:31-46

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... on his left he said, "Depart from me, you who are cursed. I was hungry and you ignored it, I was thirsty and you could care less, I was a stranger and you snubbed me. I needed clothes and you couldn’t be bothered. I was in prison and you disowned me." Left Side: We did so much for you, Lord. How can you forget us now, when we preached and cast out demons? We denounced sin and ran the church the way it should be. We were so busy and you say we didn’t help you? We’re sorry ...

47. When God's Mind is Spoken

Judges 1:1-36

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... became flesh in Jesus Christ. However, not all people have disbelieved. The rejection of the Incarnation has never been universal. In every age, there have been a few who believed that God spoke his Word in Jesus Christ. There have always been those who would not disown their belief that the light has overcome the darkness. There have always been those who have seen a unique revelation of God in Jesus Christ. The decision to believe that God spoke in Jesus Christ is one that each of us has to make. Either ...

48. Leadership: the Moses Model

Numbers 27:12-23

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... faced by similar circumstances. In ministry God gives us a work to do. We are privileged for that period of time to make our contribution, then freely, and it is hoped with grace, fade into the background with honor and appreciation. It is not that God disowns us, we have failed, or are any less significant. It is the abiding reality that his ways are frequently not ours and his will is always done. Sometimes we forget our existence is dependent on God and not vice versa! Christian unity calls for laborers ...

49. Salvation: Authentic and Powerful

Amos 5:18-27

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King Duncan

... pilgrimage, have we an unobstructed view there are to be no empty forms, justice and righteousness will not be denied, God’s terms are all that matter, and unconditional repentance is required? Christian unity can never be so complete, as a movement within itself, that it disowns these matters. To do so is to deny our Savior and Lord. Christ knew the Hebrew Scriptures well. He must have loved to read and study Amos. In a sense, Amos speaks through Christ to you and me at this very moment. Maybe we need to ...

50. Midnight Turned Into High Noon

Isaiah 42:10-17, Isaiah 42:18-25

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Barbara Brokhoff

... fears into oblivion, just as the morning fog dissipates in the rising of the sun. The Condition of Defeat (of sin) The biggest problem that most of us face is the defeat from the sin(s) that so easily beset us. We’ve tried to hide our sins, ignore them, disown them, blame them on someone else, but still they refuse to go away. We’ve been conquered by them so many times that we wonder if there is the slightest possibility of our ever winning through. When we are honest with what we are, in the sight of a ...

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