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826. Table Manners

John 2:12-25

Sermon

Craig MacCreary

... a journey down a dead-end street. Interestingly enough, knowing this little gem rarely prevents me from often taking this unproductive journey. I think it has to do with the days when my belief in the resurrection is a little thin and a lot less open to understanding that Jesus is one that does walk and talk with me and tells me I am his own. Having been to college, seminary, and graduate school, I find myself all too often believing that I am dealing with texts to be examined more than a living presence ...

827. Spiritual Marines

Luke 9:18-27

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James Merritt

... before you, you’re going to have to put Jesus above you, you’re going to have to put Jesus ahead of you, you’re going to have to put Jesus instead of you. It must be all of Jesus and none of you. III. A Sacrificial Death Now to understand what Jesus meant, you must remember that the cross was not a symbol of suffering, it was a symbol of dying. Today Jesus would have said, “Take up the electric chair,” or “Take up the gas chamber.” When someone in that day took up a cross, it meant they were ...

828. Tarzan He Was Not

John 15:1-17

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King Duncan

... the purpose of prayer. Prayer keeps us connected to our source of life, our source of power. So many people have an immature understanding of prayer. In their mind, prayer is the way to get God to give us what we want. We want a new job, we pray ... for it. We want better health, we pray for it. We want our sports team to win, we pray for it. Mature Christians understand that this is a most inadequate view of prayer. The Rev. Ken Kesselus tells a wonderful story about a boy who went to a ...

829. A Voice Calls in the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20

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King Duncan

... at the sidewalk’s end, the young soldier stopped. His fiancée wasn’t ready to stop. “Let’s go on down to the water,” she suggested. “What?” he replied. “And have the sand ruin the shine on my shoes?” (2) Those of you who have been in the military understand. It takes labor to have a lustrous shine on your shoes. But that young man needed to decide in a hurry which was more important to him--his fiancée or his shoes. It’s easy for us as followers of Jesus to take our eyes off the target ...

830. A Small Town Is Blessed

Micah 5:1-4

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King Duncan

... of heavenly messengers who do God’s bidding, a world of peace, and a world where all glory is given to God.” (6) All of that you can learn from what happened that night in the small town of Bethlehem. The birth of Jesus made possible a new way of understanding life. The birth of Jesus also made possible a new way of living. We hear people ask, why can’t we keep the Christmas spirit all year long? And the answer is, of course, that is why Christ came--that we might keep his spirit all year long. The ...

831. "Gotcha" Questions from Mean-Spirited People

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R. Robert Cueni

... . Imagine their surprise when Jesus gives a serious, even compassionate answer to their disingenuous question. Let me paraphrase, not so much the words of Jesus' answer, but the ideas the Lord uses. My brother Sadducees, your question touches on something important in understanding the relationship between marriage and eternity. You do not believe in the resurrection, yet you asked me, "Whose wife will the woman be after she dies?" Your concern rises from the fact that she had a multitude of husbands and no ...

832. The Church in Antioch

Acts 11:19-30

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... 17; 20:5–15; 27:1–28:16). This reading reflects the tradition that Luke was a native of Syrian Antioch; however, it must be regarded as dubious. 11:30 The elders (cf. 14:23; 15:2, 4, 6, 22, 23; 16:4; 20:17; 21:18): To understand the emergence of this order, we must remember that the church had been wracked by two persecutions (assuming that the embassy from Antioch was later than A.D. 44; 8:1ff.; 9:1ff.; 12:1ff.). These had driven away significant numbers of Christians, including, we may suppose, others ...

833. In Pisidian Antioch

Acts 13:13-52

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... been put to death in Jerusalem. Again like Peter (3:17), Paul, on the one hand, seems to offer some palliation of guilt for this crime on the grounds that the people who lived in Jerusalem, and even their leaders, did not recognize Jesus as the Savior, nor did they understand the words of the prophets (v. 27; cf. 14:16; 17:30; John 8:19; 1 Cor. 2:8; 1 Tim. 1:13). On the other hand, verse 28 makes it clear that he did not excuse them altogether, and his words carry a note of warning. The Antiochenes should ...

834. Body

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... naked of bodily glory, and it is this bodiless existence in the intermediate state that Paul fears (pp. 116, 125), longing instead in 5:2–3 for the manifestation of divine glory in his body that has already begun in his heart (p. 120). According to Paul’s understanding of Gen. 3:21, Adam’s nakedness (i.e., his glory-less state after the fall), was covered with human skin, so that all humanity must now live in a mortal, tent-like body (p. 120). A few manuscripts have the variant reading “when we have ...

835. Accusations

2 Corinthians 10:1-18

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James M. Scott

... 9:23–24 LXX: ‘Thus says the Lord, ‘Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, and let not the strong man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth. But rather let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows that I am the Lord who carries out mercy and judgment and righteousness upon the earth; for in these things is my will,’ says the Lord.” Here, as in 1 Corinthians 1:31, Paul modifies the citation by substituting in the Lord for the original “in ...

836. Doing Good to All

Galatians 6:1-10

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... . 4:15–16). 6:8 While the promise of eternal life has not been central to this letter (cf. Rom. 2:7; 5:21; 6:22–23), at the opening of the letter Paul declared that Christ had set believers free from the “present evil age,” which implies understanding this age as the finite age of time and assumes there will be an eternal age. 6:9 The phrase at the proper time bears the sense of “at the appropriate moment.” It may have an eschatological meaning: at the end time all people will reap according to ...

837. Living as Children of Light

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... nature” will not receive “the kingdom of God” (Gal. 5:19–21). But the phrase kingdom of Christ and of God is unique in the NT (unless “Lord” in Rev. 11:15 means God). The author of Ephesians makes no distinction between the two, because he understands the rule of Christ and God to be synonymous (cf. 1 Cor. 15:24–28). The main point, however, is that God’s rule (kingdom) is denied to people who practice immoral behavior. 5:6–7 There is no way of knowing specifically who was attempting ...

838. Wives and Husbands

Ephesians 5:22-33

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... image into the body image (Houlden, p. 334). Thus, “As the Church is Christ’s body, so in a true sense the wife is the husband’s body. Through her he extends his life” (Westcott, p. 85). 5:29 By prefacing 5:29 and 30 with After all, the NIV understands these verses as a commentary on 5:28. The love that a husband has for his own body and, consequently, for his wife is illustrated in practical ways: First, he feeds and cares for it. Once a husband has come to think of his wife as his own flesh he ...

839. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians' Faith

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... love of God which now enfolded them (see disc. on 1:4). But further, it is sustained by what still lay ahead. The NT understands hope not merely to mean wishful thinking but to possess a certainty about the future based on the promises of God (cf. 2: ... who is meant by the Lord, for the Son (Jesus) no less than the Father is called by this name. In this instance we should probably understand the reference to be to the Father (see note on 1:1). The verb “to ring out” (exēcheō), found only here in the NT, ...

840. Overseers and Deacons

1 Timothy 3:1-16

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... also rule out polygamy and divorce and remarriage, but it would not necessarily rule out the remarriage of a widower (although that would still not be the Pauline ideal; cf. 1 Cor. 7:8–9, 39–40). Although there is much to be said for either understanding of the third option, the concern that the church’s leaders live exemplary married lives seems to fit the context best—given the apparently low view of marriage and family held by the false teachers (4:3; cf. 3:4–5). The next word, temperate, often ...

841. Instructions to Timothy

1 Timothy 4:1-16

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Gordon D. Fee

... be the people of the Future in the present age, even though the consummation of what has begun still lies in the Future. Thus Christian existence always belongs to the later times, already begun with the advent of the Spirit. For an overview of this framework of understanding in Paul, see, e.g., G. E. Ladd, A Theology of the New Testament, pp. 360–75. 4:3a For the possibility that the heresy involved a form of “over-realized eschatology,” see W. L. Lane, “I Tim. iv 1–3. An Early Instance of Over ...

842. Advice About Widows, Elders and Slaves

1 Timothy 5:1-6:2

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... this case her hope in God is found as she continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. The words to pray and to ask for appear in 2:1 as the first two in that list. The words night and day, which reflect the Jewish understanding of the day (cf. Gen. 1; 1 Thess. 2:9), reinforce the concept of praying continually. The remarkable way this passage coincides with the description of Anna in Luke 2:36–38 leaves one with the distinct impression that what is given here is a kind of ideal for widowhood ...

843. Titus' Task on Crete

Titus 1:1-16

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... in keeping with orthodoxy. Rather it connotes goal or purpose (BAGD, II, 4) and could be translated “with a view to.” His apostleship existed for the faith of God’s elect, which probably refers to their coming to trust Christ, not to their advancing in or better understanding the faith. The designation God’s elect (cf. Rom. 8:33; Col. 3:12; 2 Tim. 2:10) is another typical instance of Paul’s referring to believers as the people of God by using OT language (e.g., Ps. 105:43; Isa. 65:9, 15; cf. his ...

844. The Remaining Promise of Rest

Hebrews 4:1-13

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... to the human authorship of Scripture, regarding it simply as the word of God. David is referred to here in order to stress the chronological distance between the time of the wilderness wandering and the repetition of the promise with the word “today.” If the author understands his own day as the today spoken of in the time of David, then he may have understood Ps. 95:7 as prophetic; and it becomes possible to interpret as was said before to mean “as was foretold.” 4:8 The Greek name for Joshua (I ...

845. A Call to Persevere

Hebrews 10:19-39

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... metaphors. 10:37–38 A quotation from Habakkuk 2:3–4 is now offered without introduction except for the word for. Its appropriateness is evident. The time of suffering is a limited one and the return of the Lord is imminent. The author may understand Habakkuk’s words concerning imminence quite literally, especially if persecution were increasing. The end of the age, it had been promised, would see an increase in the persecution of the righteous (cf. Matt. 24:9–14). But with the Lord’s return in ...

846. Making One's Calling and Election Sure

2 Peter 1:1-11

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... readers, comes through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. The call of Christ is initially to personal faith in him. But it is a call repeated all through the believer’s life, a call to a deeper and richer understanding of the Person of Christ, and of his demands for spiritual growth and service. That first call to faith, which resulted in the conversion of the readers, came by means of Christ’s own (idia, unique) glory and goodness. The NIV translation goodness for aret ...

847. The Sin and Doom of Godless Men

Jude 1:1-16

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... ; 6:9; 2 Cor. 12:21). Such men also reject authority (kyriotēta, lordship; abstract noun from kyrios, lord). There are three possible interpretations. The Greek kyriotēs could refer to (1) ecclesiastical or civil authority. Calvin and Luther took it in this way, understandably in view of the turbulent days of the Reformation in which they lived. But nothing else in Jude’s letter is concerned with that topic. Or (2) a class of angels known as kyriotētes (“authorities” in Col. 1:16). But Jude’s use ...

848. The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:1-21

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... a people. In response they brought their gold to Aaron, who made a calf and they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt” (32:3–6). God’s deliverance and their betrayal is the primary context for understanding the Creator and redeemer’s jealousy. Praise for the deliverance of their lives properly belonged to God. God’s jealousy is not like human jealousy, but rather has an ultimate truthful grounding in God as the Creator and redeemer. It requires that human beings ...

849. The People in Jerusalem

1 Chronicles 9:1-34

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... s theology. We have already seen in 1 Chronicles 2:7 (the sin of Achar) and 5:25 (the transgression of the half-tribe of Manasseh) that the Chronicler used the related verb (maʿal) to indicate the kind of conduct that is not acceptable within the understanding of the Lord’s will. The use of this concept at this point in Chronicles anticipates many of the narratives of the kings of Judah that the Chronicler will (re)tell. First Chronicles 9:2 lists four groups of people who were the first to resettle on ...

850. Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 18:1-24

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

... in verse 4b (cf. NRSV). However, the relationship could be synonymous if deep waters is taken to mean “inexhaustible” and the words are presumed to be wise. In 20:5, “deep waters” seems to be used in a favorable sense. It is also possible to understand words as the subject, followed by three predicates (cf. NJPS), since there is no connective between a and b. See the Additional Notes. 18:5 Antithetic. The verse recommends impartiality in judgment. See 17:15 for the thought and 17:26 for the form ...

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