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501. When Jesus Prays

John 17:20-26

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King Duncan

... ball. Feller hit his mom in 1939 (he broke her collarbone); Span hit his during a spring training game in 2010. Fortunately, both moms made full recoveries. (1) That’s an interesting way to welcome you on this Mother’s Day, isn’t it? No sentimental piety for us. Just kidding, of course. We honor our mothers today. Mothers make many sacrifices and we are very thankful for them. As someone has said, “The hand that rocks the cradle usually is attached to someone who isn’t getting enough sleep.” It ...

502. Paul's Chains Advance the Gospel

Philippians 1:12-30

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... Various Motives for Gospel Witness This paragraph is described by Dibelius (ad loc.) as an “excursus”; Paul adds, in passing, to what he has just said that not all of those who have seized the opportunity for gospel witness were moved by equally worthy sentiments. But at least the opportunity has been seized and that is cause for satisfaction. 1:15 Not all the Roman Christians who were preaching the gospel so energetically were animated by a spirit of fellowship with Paul. The house-churches of the city ...

503. Shining as Stars

Philippians 2:12-18

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... as in my presence (parousia, as in 1:26) but now much more in my absence (apousia, here only in NT). The particle “as” (hōs) preceding in my presence is omitted in B and a few other witnesses; it “lays stress on the sentiment or motive of the agent” (J. B. Lightfoot, ad loc.)—“as though my presence prompted you.” F. W. Beare (ad loc.) thinks that, in the setting, the contrast of “presence” and “absence” means “during my life” and “after my death”; this implication is included ...

504. God’s Love and Ours

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

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... aorist tense of loved points to God’s once for all, decisive act of love in sending Jesus Christ as our Savior (vv. 9–10, 14; cf. John 3:16). It is God’s love which enables authentic agapē love among Christians. (While it is a worthy sentiment, the Elder does not have in mind generic, human love; he limits his argument to what is or ought to be happening among those who claim to be Christians). The self-sacrificing nature of divine love calls forth among believers the same grateful response of costly ...

505. Driving Out the Nations

Deuteronomy 7:1-26

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... 7:6) does not apply to the multinational community of the followers of Jesus. This, be it understood, is a theological argument based on the transformation of the nature of Israel in Jesus Christ, not merely on presumed higher Christian ethical standards or sentiments. Nevertheless, it has further basis in the oft-quoted saying from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, “Love your enemies” (Matt. 5:43ff.). Just before this Jesus says, “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy ...

506. The Widow's Oil

2 Kings 4:1-7

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... woman makes haste to Mount Carmel (vv. 22–26), brushing aside the questions of both her husband and Elisha’s servant Gehazi (v. 26) in her anxiety to confront Elisha with her grief. She did not ask him for a son; why has he done this? The sentiments seem similar to those of the widow of Zarephath (1 Kgs. 17:18). Those words were, however, only of accusation. Implicit in the Shunammite’s words is a confidence that Elisha will be willing and able to act—as her persistence in seeking his attendance at ...

507. God's Accusation Against the Wicked

Isaiah 56:9--57:13

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... those who die thus escape the calamity that is to overcome the rest of the community. It is evident to anyone that death means the end of striving and pain. In death they will find rest and shalom. The living would be wise to envy them. The sentiments recall those of Ecclesiastes, though the basis here lies not in the inherent meaninglessness of human life but in the trouble that is to come on the community. Although the opening line of 56:9 was ironic, then, it nevertheless bodes ill. The community is in ...

508. Oracles of Restoration

Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ezekiel 35:1-15, Ezekiel 36:1-38, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Ezekiel 37:15-28

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... people, as a shepherd tends the flock. But Israel’s shepherds have not lived up to that responsibility: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?” (v. 2). It is important not to sentimentalize this picture: the sheep are not pets, after all. Ezekiel does not question the right of the shepherds to take milk and wool, or even to slaughter their charges for the meat (v. 3); neither does he question the right of rulers to command their ...

509. Sermon on the Mount: Giving, Prayer, and Fasting

Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:16-18

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Jeannine K. Brown

... with an economy of words (6:7). Unlike the pagans, who “babble” in prayer, Jesus emphasizes that good theology leads to prayer that does not need to pile up words to catch God’s attention: “your Father knows what you need ” (6:8 [for a similar sentiment, see Eccles. 5:2]). 6:9 This, then, is how you should pray. Although 6:1–18 has a fairly precise structural pattern to it (see above on 6:1–18), the middle section on prayer is extended as compared to the sections on giving and fasting ...

510. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

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Jeannine K. Brown

... :38 take up their cross and follow me. This section of the discourse (10:32–39) focuses on allegiance to Jesus. Disciples are to count Jesus and the kingdom as their highest priority, even ahead of family and their own life. These sentiments were quite countercultural in Jewish society, where family obligations and loyalties were foremost in importance. On the story level focused on Jesus teaching the twelve, the metaphor of a cross would pose a vision of discipleship as a path to death, since carrying ...

511. The Arrest of Jesus

Mark 14:43-52

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Grant R. Osborne

... their enemies. Since Jesus is the conquering Messiah, in Peter’s mind Jesus has twelve legions of angels at his disposal (note Jesus’s comment at this point in Matt. 26:53). What this scene does not represent, however, is Zealot activity, an anti-Roman sentiment. Jesus speaks against that in the next verse. Luke 22:51 adds a healing scene as Jesus reverses Peter’s act. 14:48 Am I leading a rebellion . . . ? Jesus refuses to take the mantle of an armed insurrectionist (cf. Matt. 26:55) leading a ...

512. The Birth of Jesus

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

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R.T. France

... were kept on a lower level (not in a stable), with the mangers set along the side of the family’s living area. The manger was therefore part of an ordinary living room, and there is no basis in Luke’s account for the sentimental idea that Jesus was born excluded from human society. Since Bethlehem was Joseph’s ancestral home, we may assume that they were staying with relatives.2See also the comments on the “inn” in 2:7 below. Interpretive Insights 2:1 Caesar Augustus. Augustus was effectively ...

513. An Encounter across the Lake

Luke 8:26-39, Luke 8:22-25

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R.T. France

... with the account. Christ is never called by name in the novel and is referred to only as the “man across the sea,” nor does he appear in the story until the end, in a scene that is breathtaking and moving without sentimentality. Reading this scene (chap. 19) aloud could prove effective in helping your audience to put themselves there, seeing with their own eyes Christ’s powerful deliverance over the most wretched evil, an exorcism that finally delivers the madman into beauty, freedom, and relief ...

514. The Story of Abraham versus the Story of Israel

Romans 4:1-25

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C. Marvin Pate

... based on the grace of God alone. In other words, God alone should be glorified for our justification because it is based on his grace (cf. 5:1–3, where the words “justification,” “grace,” and “glory” combine to express the same sentiment).5 Theological Insights At least three theological insights emerge in Romans 4:17b–25. First, the Abrahamic covenant and the new covenant (even in the Old Testament) were based on faith, as opposed to the Mosaic covenant, which, if not initially, certainly ...

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

Romans 6:1-14

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C. Marvin Pate

... , he died to sin once for all. Verses 9–10 focus on Christ and root the Christian’s new dominion over sin in Christ’s death and resurrection. “He died to sin” does not suggest that Christ was sinful and died because of it. Instead, it reflects the same sentiment that we saw in 6:5 and the “likeness” (homoi?ma) of his death: Christ died for our sins; he had no sins of his own. “Once for all” refers to the fact that Christ’s death once and for all atoned for sin. This is often referred to ...

516. The Christian’s New Dominion: Dedicated to Righteousness

Romans 6:15-23

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C. Marvin Pate

... humans have the ability to turn toward or away from salvation. Luther wrote, “We neither accept nor approve that middle way. . . . We must therefore go all out and completely deny free choice, referring everything to God.”10 It does seem that Paul’s sentiments lie with Luther, since according to the apostle, the human will has only the capacity to disobey the law (especially if the law stirs up the will to rebellion in the first place). Second, “What Happened at the Cross Stays at the Cross!” is ...

517. Freedom from the Law through Christ, Enslavement to the Law through Adam

Romans 7:7-25, Romans 7:1-6

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C. Marvin Pate

... Holy Spirit (cf. Ps. 19:7–11; t. Yad. 2.14; see Str-B 3:238). But Paul is “fleshly” (sarkinos [NIV: “unspiritual”]), which means that Paul/everyone is sinful (for the same use of sarkinos, see 1 Cor. 3:1). Verse 18 essentially repeats the sentiments of 7:14, where Paul contrasts the good (law) with his sinful nature. Verses 15–16, 19 focus on Paul as the divided “I,” wanting to do right (obey the law) but doing wrong. I understand these verses to reflect the Christian struggle between good ...

518. The Holy Spirit and the Blessings of the New Covenant

Romans 8:1-17

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C. Marvin Pate

... for others (and God) is the ultimate fulfillment of the essence of the law (cf. Mark 12:28–31). 8:5–8 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. A chart best captures Paul’s sentiments in 8:5–8, after which I offer three brief comments. There is a running contrast in these verses between the two dominions of flesh and Spirit. 8:5 Flesh/Law: Sinful nature – mindset of flesh Spirit: Spiritual nature – mindset of Spirit 8:6 Flesh/Law: Result ...

519. Paul, Phoebe, Patronage, and Spain

Romans 16:1-27

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C. Marvin Pate

... confess that Jesus, not Caesar, is Lord (Rom. 10:9). Third, Paul is, after all, writing to the churches in Rome, the capital of the empire. And Paul could hope that his letter to the Romans would ultimately spell the demise of the anti-Christian sentiment of the Roman Empire, in an ironic way. The support that Paul needed from the Roman Christians to launch his mission to Spain would bring about the conversion of the full number of the Gentiles, the restoration of Israel, and the parousia. The actual impact ...

520. Marriage, Sexual Intimacy, and Spiritual Devotion

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

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Preben Vang

... her brother Agrippa II. She was remarried later to King Polemo of Cilicia, who agreed to undergo circumcision to marry her. Her last relationship was with the Roman emperor Titus, whom she was forbidden to marry because of the anti-Jewish sentiment in Rome during that time. Although the Samaritan woman has little in common with the wealthy and prominent Berenice, “both women were equally vulnerable to becoming widows.”2 The pressure to remarry quickly was enormous. The Augustan law prohibited younger ...

521. Resurrection and Transformation (Part 1)

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

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Preben Vang

... to the resurrection body, which will be fit to live in God’s presence (15:42–49). Interpretive Insights 15:35 How are the dead raised? The question of the natural body’s relationship to the resurrection body was an issue that related to both Greek and Jewish sentiments (cf. Mark 12:23; 2 Bar. 48–52). 15:36–38 When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed. Building on his argument that God grants bodies fit for their purpose, Paul draws an analogy from the well-known ...

522. Message to Ephesus

Revelation 2:1-7

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J. Scott Duvall

... from learning how memory can facilitate repentance and how an examination of resulting behavior can gauge its authenticity. One primary caution is in order. Many people in our day have a cultural, rather than a biblical, understanding of love, confusing it with sentimentality or merely being nice. When we teach about the importance of returning to love and defending truth in love, we should carefully define and clarify what love is and isn’t (see 1 Cor. 13). Otherwise, due to the confusion surrounding the ...

523. Message to Laodicea

Revelation 3:14-22

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J. Scott Duvall

... In the flurry of rebuke that is the message to the Laodicean Christians, it’s easy to miss verse 19, which offers a window into Jesus’s heart. He rebukes and disciplines because he loves. In our culture, love is often portrayed as nothing more than sentimental support of another person. But when people don’t want to hear what is in their long-term best interest, they need someone to speak truth into their life. When people are hurting and broken and aware of their need of God, Jesus speaks kindly and ...

524. Proclamations of Judgment and Reward

Revelation 14:6-13

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J. Scott Duvall

... . 1:7; Heb. 4:1–11; Rev. 7:14–17; 21:5–7). The basis of the reward is their faithfulness demonstrated by their deeds (see the sidebar in 2:18–29). Our actions reflect who we really are. Theological Insights Revelation is not a politically correct, sentimental book, largely because it teaches the reality of a final judgment and punishment for the wicked. The New Testament affirms hell both as a place of punishment (e.g., Matt. 13:40–43, 49–50; 18:8–9; 25:31–46) and as a horrific experience of ...

525. The Ordination of Aaron and His Sons

Leviticus 8:1-36

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... ear, thumb, and big toe remind us of how we as God’s royal priesthood ought to consecrate our whole being to God. The classic hymn “Take My Life and Let It Be,” especially in its second and third verses, expresses that kind of sentiment. Our desire should be, like these priests, totally dedicated and consecrated to God, even down to the level of our body parts. God calls ministers to set an example. Education: In an article describing how young children learn, educational researcher Jeanne W. Lepper ...

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