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76. Proper 11

Mt 13:24-30, 36-43 · Rom 8:12-25 · Ps 139 · Gen 28:10-19a

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Marion L. Soards, Thomas B. Dozeman, Kendall McCabe

... children of the kingdom weeds = children of the evil one enemy = devil harvest = end of age reapers = angels Moreover, elements of the parable that Jesus does not explain are at least as interesting as those which he does. What is the point of enmity between the farmer and his enemy? Why this particular kind of nocturnal sabotage? Since all farmers hoe and weed, why the odd farming practices? How, then, is this parable about the kingdom of heaven, or cutting through the circumlocution, how is this parable ...

77. Romans 5: 1-11

Romans 5:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... “wrath” meted out at the end times. Verse 10 argues with the same “greater-to-lesser” logic, but asserts a much more personal message. Paul describes sinful men and women as the “enemies” of God, a designation that suggests hostility or “enmity” coming both from the divine and the human side of the relationship. Sinners are hostile towards God. But God is also hostile towards sinners. The chasm between humanity and God has been closed by the ultimate act of reconciliation by God, “through ...

78. The Iron, Silver, Golden, Platinum and Titanium Rules

Matthew 10:1-42

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Leonard Sweet

... sound less desirable, a lot more daunting. In 10:17 Jesus reveals the likelihood of problems with local officials: little things, like, well, they will “flog you in their synagogues and you will be dragged before governors” (19:17-18). The potentially fatal enmity between families is introduced in 10:21, but the focus on the family (trouble in the family, at that) does not yet extend to the fate of Jesus’ disciples themselves. In this final section of his missionary discourse, Jesus gets specific and ...

79. Have You Seen the Light?

John 9:1-41

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James Merritt

... funeral. But that leads me to say this: When Jesus walks into your life, the world will walk out. As a matter of fact, Jesus will not come in until the world moves out. But when Jesus comes in the world will move out, for "friendship with the world is enmity with God—whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." (James 4:4) But you know that's all right because it is better to be cast out by the world, and to come out from the world, than it is to ...

80. It Was the Birthday of a King

Matthew 1:18-25

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James Merritt

... hand of a providential God superintending the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now remember that the Messiah was restricted to a certain lineage. First of all, we are told in Gen. 3:15 he was to be born of a woman apart from a man. "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel." Now normally, it is the man who contributes the seed. But here we are told he was to be born of the seed of the woman. That ...

81. What to Wear to the War

Ephesians 6:13-17

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James Merritt

... …often take time from their class periods to undermine the Bible and orthodox Christianity. Why are they not doing the same thing with the sacred books of other religions? The answer is that Satan, the original liar, is sympathetic with books that lie. His real enmity is directed against the book of truth, because it contains the dynamite for his defeat. Everyday we must put on the belt of truth, which is the word of God. II. The Breastplate of Righteousness Is For the Dart of Disapproval After we put on ...

82. The Marks Of A Spiritual Counterfeit

Jude 1:12-13

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James Merritt

... who enter the ministry for the wrong reasons. Some make theological skepticism a profession. There are those who are motivated to study Christian theology out of a burning desire to disprove, neutralize, or change Christianity. Natural man has enough enmity toward God to make a lifelong crusade against Him. There is an enemy within the church.1 Satan is not just fighting churches today, he is joining them! He has placed within churches, colleges, and universities, spiritual counterfeits. Every counterfeit ...

83. I Am the Keeper of the Zoo

Isaiah 11:1-9

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... : "The state of peace and well-being to follow is symbolized by the idyllic picture of wild beasts and dangerous reptiles in harmonious companionship with domesticated animals and children." It is Scott who also alludes to the Garden of Eden narrative and the "perpetual enmity between man and serpents." Eric Sharp's article "When More Wolves Draw Near, How Will We React?" can be found in the Detroit Free Press of Thursday, December 9, 2004. I am also indebted to the late Carlyle Marney and his book, The ...

84. Romans 13:9-21

Romans 13:8-14

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Leonard Sweet

... informs his admonition in v.18. As the world hated and killed Jesus, so it is logical to assume the same attitude will be directed against those who confess followership. Yet while it might not be possible to avoid the hostility and enmity that the world will dish out, Paul urges Christians to do their utmost to live “peaceably” and not dismiss those dishing out hatred, even as Jesus blessed the “peacemakers” (Matthew 5:9). That hard directive backdrops Paul’s final admonitions. Living in ...

85. Freedom in Bondedness

Galatians 5:1-15

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Leonard Sweet

... in Galatians "fleshly works" is what results when we let our freedom to ... become freedom from. Freedom to love becomes...fornication. Freedom to worship becomes...idolatry. Freedom to serve becomes...factions. Freedom to inquire becomes...enmity. Freedom to discuss becomes...quarrels. Freedom to disagree becomes...dissension. Freedom to thrive becomes...envy. The political and personal freedoms we celebrate every Independence Day always remind us that with freedom comes responsibility. For our freedom ...

86. Luke 10:25-37

Luke 10:25-37

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Leonard Sweet

... the prospect of a visit by Jesus and his disciples. In 9:51-56, Jesus' disciples are turned away from spending the night in a nameless Samaritan village. The Samaritans reject Jesus' messengers because they are on their way to Jerusalem. The enmity between Jews and Samaritans flowed in both directions. Historically, Samaritans were the remnants of Israel's northern tribes that remained after all the tribal leaders were exiled when Israel fell to Assyria in 722 B.C. When the Assyrian settlers moved in ...

87. Proper 20

Psalm 79:1-13, Jeremiah 8:18--9:1, Luke 16:1-15, 1 Timothy 2:1-15

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B. David Hostetter

... truly expounding the wisdom of Christ they may persuade the uncommitted to declare their faith in our Lord Jesus and learn to trust and follow him who is the Light of the world and our guide to God. Be favorable to our land, O God, despite our enmities and strife, our greed and immorality. For the sake of the humble and prayerful in every land, stay your just judgments on all nations that resist the rule of Christ. Subdue warmongers and troublemakers, and teach us the practice of peace in our streets as in ...

88. Proper 23

Psalm 66:1-20, Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, Luke 17:11-19, 2 Timothy 2:8-15

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B. David Hostetter

... just power, defend, bless, and sustain those who govern us. Give wisdom to all judges and legislators that our laws may be justly written and fairly interpreted. Teach all people to do to others as they would have others do to them, so that our enmities may end, our work be productive, and our benefits fair. Deliver us from immorality and greed, from gluttony and addictions to harmful drugs. Save us from all the sins that so easily beset us. Gracious God, hear our entreaties for our kinfolk and neighbors ...

89. Joseph – The Promise Believed

Matthew 1:18-25; 2:13-23

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James Merritt

... thought he had messed up everything. He had ruined a perfect world. He had damaged a perfect marriage. He had broken the fellowship that Adam and Eve had with God. Satan would have won except God made The Promise which we read in Genesis 3:15. "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel." (Genesis 3:15, NASB) From the moment that God made that promise, He had one item on His to do list. He had ...

90. History of Christ the King Sunday

John 18:28-40, 1 John 2:15-17

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Brett Blair

... and the neglect of God. The rebellion of individuals and states against the authority of Christ has produced deplorable consequences. We lamented these in the encyclical Ubi Arcano; we lament them today: the seeds of discord sown far and wide; those bitter enmities and rivalries between nations, which still hinder so much the cause of peace; that insatiable greed which is so often hidden under a pretense of public spirit and patriotism, and gives rise to so many private quarrels; a blind and immoderate ...

91. Living By The Spirit

Galatians 5:16-25

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want. [18] But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. [19] Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, [20] idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, [21] envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. [22] By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit ...

92. Heart Religion

Mark 7:1-23

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Maxie Dunnam

... so-called religious acts. Church-going, Bible- reading, careful financial giving, even time tabled prayer do not make a man a good man. The fundamental question is, how is a man’s heart towards God and towards his fellow men? And heart there are enmity, bitterness, grudges, pride, not all of the outward religious observances in the world will make him anything other than a hypocrite.” (William Barclay, The Gospel of Mark, The Daily Study Bible pp. 170—171) II That leads to the second stake we need to ...

93. Spiritual Resuscitation

Romans 8:6-11

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David O. Bales

... flesh." By "flesh" Paul doesn't mean our human bodies or our sexuality. Flesh signifies our weak and mortal human nature. He explains in a different letter that "the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these." In our text, Paul grasps hold of this word "flesh" and beats on it until we understand that he's talking about a life turned just into ...

94. Historical Background

Luke 17:11

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Theodore F. Schneider

There was open hostility among Jews and Samaritans in Jesus' day. Enmity had been brewing for centuries, and especially since the return of the exiles from Babylon in the sixth century B.C.E. Though it may be that by Jesus' day few remembered the stories of its origin, but the hostility was still there and mutually shared. Believed by tradition to ...

95. A Mended Relationship

Mt 5:21-26

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King Duncan

There is something beautiful about the mending of a relationship once broken. It happens from time to time. Brothers who had vowed eternal enmity. Sisters who had long ago ceased to converse. Then something happens and that which was broken is restored. Perhaps it is beautiful because it reminds us of our relationship with God. Once that was broken, but because of God's great love for us, He took the initiative and reached ...

96. Grand Opening

Matthew 2:1-12

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Robert J. Elder

... . But Paul took it to be a mystery, a deep mystery. The unity of Jew and Gentile was no more automatic in Paul's day than the unity of Catholics and Protestants in the one Christ is automatic in many places today. Chasms of enmity stretched between Jew and Gentile in those early churches, chasms not yet breached. The gospel of unity in the birth of this child not only demands preaching, it demands faithful representation before the world. Any insistence on acceptance of social position over acceptance of ...

97. Skin Game

Mark 1:40-45

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Robert J. Elder

... and hatred between tribes, peoples, and racial groups, probably more than any other feature of the human anatomy. White skin, olive skin, red skin, black skin, yellow skin, combinations of those skin types, all these have been known to provide rationales for walls of enmity and hatred. How ironic that human skin, a tiny fraction of an inch thick, covering every human body, precious to us, life-preserving and absolutely crucial to our well-being, has also been the cause for so much division and sorrow. I had ...

98. Criticism: A Real Compliment

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Rohrer, Hibler and Replogle

... we become aware that constructive criticism is a real compliment to us. The person offering it is usually uncomfortable in doing so, but if he is willing to endure the discomfort in order to help us, we should listen and appreciate his suggestions. He runs the risk of arousing our enmity, but he cares enough for our welfare to take this chance.

99. Good Gossip

James 3:1-12

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Leonard Sweet

... There is an increase of ugliness all over the airwaves. “Free speech” is one of the “hallowed” hallmarks of our political system. It is the basis upon which open debate rests and wrestles. But speech that is purposefully hurtful and divisive, laced with enmity and animosity, is not “free.” It costs us greatly. Words that are woven together in order to smear, spear and skewer do not build up the kingdom. They inject what James calls “deadly poison” into the world and work against the witness ...

100. Freedom Calling

Galatians 5:1-15

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April Yamasaki

... with others in the church. The conflict was so severe that Galatians 5:15 describes it as "you bite and devour one another." Verses 19-21 list some of their destructive behaviors: "fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these." They thought they were exercising their freedom by engaging in such behaviors, but they were actually destroying themselves as a community. They were ...

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