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526. Rich Man, Poor Man

James 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?” This is the one place where the teachings of Christ definitely clash with the ways of the world: how we view the poor. This discrepancy is apparent in a question we often ask about people a question to which we apparently do not give much thought. We might ask of someone, referring to a third party, “How much do you think he or she is worth?” What we are asking ...

527. A Rock Thrown, A Lesson Learned

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

King Duncan

... Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!” (1) In Mark 12, we discover the Pharisees, the Sadducees and some of the Herodians trying to trap Jesus. They knew he was stirring up the people. They viewed him as a trouble maker and they wanted to find some grounds by which they could bring him up on charges. However, what they discovered was a man who knew the Law better than they did. More importantly, he understood the heart of the Law rather than just ...

528. Finding Fault With God

Jeremiah 2:4--3:5

Sermon

Chrysanne Timm

... matches our talk. Perhaps the greatest witness we can offer to those who wonder if there really is a God who could love them, who could withstand their doubts and rage, and still embrace them is by loving them and listening to their doubts and pain. If we view skeptics, agnostics, and atheists as worthless, then we become worthless as far as being witnesses for God is concerned. If, on the other hand, we see these in light of God's economy of grace — as precious ones, created in the image of God, for ...

529. The Best Gift of All

Titus 2:1-15

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... picture. The apostle Paul was writing to one of his traveling companions, Titus, to encourage his friend and the other believers on the tiny island of Crete. There was controversy as the believers struggled with questions of law and how to deal with others whose view of faith was quite different from their own. Paul heard of their present difficulties and wanted them to remain focused on Jesus. It is so easy for us to become distracted with so many other matters. There are times when we need to be reminded ...

530. Stuck in Park

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Tony Everett

... a skateboard observed Martha’s actions in silence. Finally he just had to ask, “Ma’am, why don’t you just put it in park?” Our young friend didn’t see the whole picture. He was totally oblivious to the dog on the backseat. His point of view of the situation was certainly different than Martha’s. Unfortunately, when it comes to sharing God’s good news in Jesus, many of us Christians only see a small part of the picture. We ignore the context of those whom we are trying to reach. Many of us ...

531. The Kingdom Is at Hand

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... he might die, and on the other hand, he feared he might have to live this way forever. How sad it was to watch Dan blow into a tube to make his wheelchair move left or right or start or stop. “Dan’s tragic circumstances made me re-think my views about Heaven. “You see, it’s all well and good that some day, when Dan dies, he can experience the freedom and new life of Heaven. And what a beautiful day that will be! “But what about in the meantime? You see, Dan does not only need Heaven tomorrow ...

532. Who Is Right

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... clearly. We should never under any circumstances compare ourselves with anybody else. People we think are worse than we are - that will lead to pride or people that we think are better than we are - that will lead to despair. Plus, it always leads to an incorrect view of who you are. There is a second way you can look at yourself. II. You Can See Yourself Correctly “But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a ...

533. Poem: In Memoriam

Eulogy

Alfred Lord Tennyson

... song To stir a little dust of praise. Thy leaf has perish’d in the green, And, while we breathe beneath the sun, The world which credits what is done Is cold to all that might have been. So here shall silence guard thy fame; But somewhere, out of human view, Whate’er thy hands are set to do Is wrought with tumult of acclaim. LXXVI Take wings of fancy, and ascend, And in a moment set thy face Where all the starry heavens of space Are sharpen’d to a needle’s end; Take wings of foresight; lighten thro ...

534. The Believers’ Prayer

Acts 4:23-31

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... . In that power they spoke the word of God boldly. We need not suppose that the preaching took place there and then. The force of the Greek is that they made it their practice to preach (in this, in part, lay the long-term answer to their prayer). The view that this is a variant account of the Pentecost narrative and that they were speaking in tongues has no warrant at all. On the momentary experience of being filled with the Holy Spirit, see notes on 2:4 and the discussion on 4:8. Additional Notes 4:25 You ...

535. The Apostles Persecuted

Acts 5:17-42

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... of attention (see note on 3:1). Even then, we probably only have an outline of his defense. The speech as we have it has exactly the same import as the statement of 4:19 but, if anything, is more decisive in tone, as was only to be expected in view of recent events (vv. 19, 20). There was no denying that they had disobeyed the Sanhedrin’s instructions, but they had had no alternative but to obey God—a priority that all Christians are bound to accept (cf. Luke 12:8ff.; 14:25–33). 5:30 In speaking of ...

536. The Church Persecuted and Scattered

Acts 8:1b-3

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... by execution no less than others. But though criminals should be properly buried, it was forbidden that they should be publicly mourned (m. Sanhedrin 6.6). The fact, then, that these devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him might furnish an argument in support of the view that he was not legally put to death but lynched by the mob. On the other hand, it might speak of their courage. 8:3 If verse 2 shed a little light on these dark days, verse 3 plunges us back into the darkness. Here was a very ...

537. In Athens

Acts 17:16-34

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... he is concerned to conciliate his hearers. Notice his use of the first person—not “you,” but we should not think along these lines. 17:30–31 The speech ends with the announcement that everyone should turn from evil ways (v. 30), that is, from idolatry, in view of the fact that their creator is also their judge. Hitherto he had overlooked their ignorance, but no longer (cf. 14:16; Rom. 3:25). (Note: Paul did not say that there had been no divine retribution for sin in the past. Romans 1:18 is decided ...

538. The Riot in Ephesus

Acts 19:23-41

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... verses he reverts to “the crowd” (so the Greek of vv. 33, 35). Most of them did not even know why they were there, but in any case “kept on shouting” (imperfect) one thing or another. 19:33–34 One interested party did try to make its view heard, though how exactly Alexander fits into the picture is not clear. (Is he Alexander the metalworker of 2 Tim. 4:14f. and the heretical teacher of 1 Tim. 1:19f.?) There are uncertainties as to both text and translation, but we should probably regard him as ...

539. Paul’s Farewell to the Ephesian Elders

Acts 20:13-38

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... On the face of it, the reference would appear to be to the blood of God himself, a unique expression in the New Testament. But there are many who interpret the Greek as God’s “own son” (the Greek will allow this, cf. Rom. 8:32). On this view, it is worth noticing that verse 28 includes a reference to the three persons of the Trinity in their several relationships to the church. Moreover, this verse is one of the clearest assertions in the New Testament of the doctrine of the atonement (see notes on 8 ...

540. Accusations

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4, 2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... mentioned repeatedly and in various ways in the previous context, the Corinthians are sons of God and thus brothers with Paul (cf. vv. 1, 2, 3). Hence, when Paul refers here to the “promises” that have already been confirmed to the Corinthians, he may have in view particularly the divine adoption of sons (cf. 2 Cor. 6:18, quoting 2 Sam. 7:14) that the Corinthians enjoy in Christ, the messianic Son of God promised beforehand through the OT prophets (Rom. 1:2–4). The only other use of the term in the ...

541. Body / Ambassador

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... dying body and his lack of a glorified face like that of Moses cannot be used to show that Paul is a fraud. Therefore, Paul now applies his own principle to himself in a kind of reverse psychology: we regard no one from a worldly point of view. A more literal translation shows what Paul is really trying to say: “we know no one according to the flesh.” Implied in this is that Paul’s opponents do “know” him “according to the flesh.” In context, the opposite of knowing according to flesh would be ...

542. Gift

2 Corinthians 8:16--9:5, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... reader, for whom actions contemporaneous with the time of writing will be past” (An Idiom-Book of New Testament Greek [Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968], p. 12). Whether or not Paul uses the epistolary aorist in 2 Cor. 8, 9 and 12 depends on whether one views the letter as an original unity or as a composite of several letter fragments. Cf. K. L. McKay, “Observations on the Epistolary Aorist in 2 Corinthians,” NovT 37 (1995), pp. 154–58. 8:20–21 We may note that the temple tax was often ...

543. The Supremacy of Christ

Colossians 1:15-23

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... has emphasized that all things (used twice in this verse) were created by Christ. Now he amplifies this by the terms heaven and earth and visible and invisible. This includes all spiritual forces, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities. These terms represent a view and classification of spiritual powers that were current in the first century. People believed that the world was inhabited by all sorts of alien powers that were a threat to human beings (Rom. 8:38; 1 Cor. 15:24; Eph. 1:21; 6:12; 1 ...

544. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians' Faith

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... text the phrase comes at the end of the verse and may be better linked with what is remembered of the Thessalonian church. This especially concerns their endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, since it follows immediately on that phrase. In support of this view, we note that the same phrase, before our God and Father (identical in the Gk. though not in NIV) is closely associated in 3:13, as it would be here, with the thought of Christ’s return. It suggests that all that they did and endured ...

545. Timothy’s Encouraging Report

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... returning or with Satan’s hindrance of those attempts, while others regard it as simply marking a new section of the letter. In view of the similar construction elsewhere, Bruce may be right to see it as an echo of “the language of the synagogue liturgy, where ... of becoming holy). The identity of his holy ones (hoi hagioi), who accompany Jesus, is uncertain. A number of OT passages suggest angels are in view (cf. Deut. 33:2; Ps. 89:5, 7; Dan. 7:10; Zech. 14:5; cf. also Matt. 13:41; 25:31; Mark 8:38; 13: ...

546. Warnings Against Idleness

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... the Lord had already come (2 Thess. 2:2; cf. C. H. Giblin, The Threat to Faith [Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1967], p. 147; W. G. Kümmel, Introduction to the New Testament [Nashville: Abingdon, 1975], p. 268). The traditional view that belief in the imminence of the Parousia caused this behavior has been modified by some in favor of the view that its cause lay in the belief that the kingdom of God in the final sense had fully come (realized eschatology). We have already considered and rejected this ...

547. The Lord's Grace to Paul

1 Timothy 1:12-20

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... here is a military metaphor (cf. 2 Tim. 2:3–4). In contrast to his athletic metaphors of “fighting” (1 Cor. 9:24–27; 1 Tim. 6:12; 2 Tim. 4:7–8), where the general contest of the Christian life or his ministry in general is in view, Paul regularly uses the military metaphor in contexts where the struggle is against opponents of his gospel or against spiritual forces (2 Cor. 10:1–6; Philem. 1 [cf. Col. 4:17]; Eph. 6:10–17). Thus Timothy’s fight is against the false teachers and their errors ...

548. The High Priesthood of Jesus

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... :1 This verse is virtually a dictionary definition of “high priest.” A high priest is selected from among men … to represent them before God, offering gifts and sacrifices for sins. The language is deliberately general and comprehensive (for the same terminology, see 8:3). In view, as we shall see, is the special work of the high priest on the Day of Atonement, which will be the focus of attention in chapters 9 and 10. 5:2–3 Since the high priest is human, he is subject to weakness (lit., “clothed ...

549. God Disciplines His Sons

Hebrews 12:1-13, Hebrews 12:14-29

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... , but to the present expectation of its imminent fulfillment. God has promised a future shaking of the earth, and now that we are in the last days, that event can be expected in the near future. The quotation is from Haggai 2:6 (cf. 2:21). What is in view in these words from Haggai is the judgment that will take place in connection with the coming of the eschaton. The future shaking of the heavens has already been mentioned by our author in his quotation of Psalm 102:25–27 in 1:10–12 (cf. Matt. 24:29 ...

550. Warning Against Refusing God

Hebrews 12:14-29, Hebrews 12:1-13

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

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