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1051. The Christian’s New Dominion: Dedicated to Righteousness

Romans 6:15-23

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C. Marvin Pate

... ] were granted without regard to whether or not one has fulfilled the requirements of the law. In Romans 4:4, this was connected to the matter of wages [misthos] in a manner that provides the premise of 6:23: to one who works, his wages are not reckoned as a gift but as his due.”8I agree, and I suggest that “wages of sin” in Paul’s mind is related to the “works of the law,” by which no one will be justified, because the law reveals, even stirs up, sin (3:19–20). If I am correct on this point ...

1052. Wisdom and Foolishness

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Preben Vang

... conflicts are therefore senseless—a refutation of their own reality. Few of them have anything to boast about. If true wisdom and power could be gained through self-promotion, they would not be among the chosen. The status they now enjoy came as a gift from God. In fact, God chose them to shame those the world considered powerful and wise. They themselves are examples of how God’s wisdom works contrary to the very “wisdom” they now seem eager to follow. 1:30 righteousness, holiness and redemption ...

1053. Resurrection and Transformation (Part 1)

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

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Preben Vang

... less it satisfies, and the process ends in deadness of our senses now and death to our spirit forever. The deadness in our senses (see Eph. 4:17–19) that comes now is the down payment and foretaste of more death to come. How different is the gift of God from the wages of sin! Resurrection is the everyday substance of the Christian life, both now and forever. Human Experience: In marriage, love is not something that should be expressed only at occasional milestones. It is not a wave of emotion that gets us ...

1054. The Sin Offering

Leviticus 4:1--5:13

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... is a propitiation (see, in KJV and NASB, Rom. 3:25; Heb. 2:17; 1 John 2:2; 4:10). The Septuagint regularly renders kipper with forms of hilaskomai, meaning “to propitiate, appease.”1The sin, burnt, and guilt offerings could be considered gifts to placate or mollify God. This interpretation fits well with the traditional English gloss “atone,” which denotes reconciling parties who are at odds, making them “at-one.” The alternative means of atoning God’s wrath is by punishing the guilty, as when ...

1055. Joshua Appointed as Moses’s Successor

Numbers 27:12-23

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Joe M. Sprinkle

... endowed by God to do his work, for they will accomplish the most for God “not by might, nor by power, but by [God’s] Spirit” (Zech. 4:6). If God has called someone to lead his people in some capacity, he will endow that person with the necessary gifts to do so. The job of leaders is to use the “spirit” that God has given them for his glory. 3. God provides ways for leaders to be recognized. Joshua is not in an enviable position. Moses has been the greatest man of God in history since Abraham. That ...

1056. Nabuchadnezzar’s Dream and Daniel's Interpretation

Daniel 2:1-23, Daniel 2:24-49

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Ronald W. Pierce

... teaching. But go beyond this by helping your audience to see the dark world around them as an opportunity to be messengers of God’s word. The mention of Daniel at the end of this pericope recalls God’s “favor and compassion” (1:8–14) and special gifting (1:17). Call your people to remember in the darkness what God teaches us in the light. Help them look for opportunities in the dark and desperate world around them, which is too often without knowledge of the one true God, who knows the future, as ...

1057. Jesus Anointed at Bethany

Mark 14:1-11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... (also Mark 5:34). Mark’s profuse description of the ointment in verse 4, which amounted to the equivalent of a year’s earnings, is an attempt to convey the value of the woman’s sacrifice. Smashing the jar symbolizes the totality and irrevocability of the gift. No gift or act of generosity from either crowds or disciples approximates what this woman does. Some present regard the act as a “waste,” a judgment that both demeans the woman and insinuates Jesus’s unworthiness of it. Jesus accepts the ...

1058. Living Sacrifices

Romans 12:1-8

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... followers of Jesus. He expounds further on the believers’ obedience, based on the power of love, in various areas of everyday life. The life of the believer is a life of self-sacrifice for God (12:1–2), made possible as a result of the ministry of the gifts of grace (12:3–8) and as a result of the reality of love (12:9–21). Christians continue to have obligations to civic authorities (13:1–7). They fulfill the law through love (13:8–10). They are motivated to be obedient to the Lord Jesus Christ ...

1059. Therefore Walk in Unity

Ephesians 4:1-16

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Gary M. Burge

... cf., e.g., 1 Corinthians 12), nor are individuals necessarily excused from services for which they are “ungifted.” Some pastors, for example, could and presumably did do the work of evangelism (cf. 2 Tim. 4:5). The purpose of endowing the church with these gifts of grace is to equip the individual members for service to all (4:12). Future, potential members are doubtless among those benefiting from such service. Christ’s goal clearly is to build up the church, so that the believers all attain to unity ...

1060. New Year's Resolutions

Matthew 25:31-46

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James L. Killen

... a life lived in love. That is what God wants from us and for us. That is the truly good life to which God wants to save us. How have we missed that? Salvation is not just a matter of having confirmed reservations in Hotel Heaven. That is a good gift from God but God wants even more from us and for us. God wants us to live in love, just as God lives in love. The Bible makes that clear. Many of us have a problem with the idea of living in love. Even if we have managed not to ...

1061. Do You Have Your Key Ready?

John 20:1-18

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King Duncan

... greatest ally in the long, dark night of the soul is your faith and your hope. “I am here,” he says, “I will never forsake you.” This brings us to the final thing we need to say on this Easter Sunday morning. The victory of Easter is a gift available to anyone who will receive it. The New Testament was not written by Greeks who believed in the immortality of the soul. It was written by Jews who believed that when a person dies, he or she really dies. But because of their experience with the risen ...

1062. Need a Lift?

Acts 9:36-43

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Charley Reeb

... one smell it. She also put the bracelet on. At day’s end, after the other children had left, Ted came up to her desk and said, “Miss Thompson, you smell just like my mother. And the bracelet looks very pretty on you. I’m glad you like my gifts.” As soon as Ted left the room, Miss Thompson began to cry and asked God to forgive her and change her attitude. The next day the children were greeted by a new Miss Thompson, a teacher reformed and committed to loving each of her students, especially the slow ...

1063. Elephants in the Room: Sexploitation

1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

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Charley Reeb

... a look: “Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” It wasn’t shameful dirty, lewd, gross, but good. Beautiful! The church has not always done a great job emphasizing the joy and beauty of sex. God wants married couples to enjoy the gift of sex to the fullest. Sex is supposed to be fun! But like every beautiful thing God has created, sex can be perverted and become unhealthy. I want to address that elephant in the room today. Some of you may be thinking, “What is the big deal? Don ...

1064. God's Righteous Judgment

Romans 2:1-16

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... is not mentioned in 1:18–32. The hardened heart is rather the problem of Jews, of religious and moral humanity. One would expect gratitude and joy in response to God’s kindness, tolerance and patience in verse 4. But this is not so. God’s gifts and God’s goodness are met by the elect with stubbornness and unrepentant hearts. Those with most reason to honor God disobey him. This truth is written deep in the history of religion, from the OT to the modern church. But if one were to accumulate capital ...

1065. Titus Sent to Corinth

2 Corinthians 8:16--9:5

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... . 19). 8:20–21 Paul handles a possible misinterpretation of the collection. Paul has already been accused of embezzlement (cf. 12:16ff.), a charge that he addresses in a preliminary way in 2:17. In order to prevent any criticism about his handling of this gift, Paul avoids making the delivery himself. Instead, he has commissioned representatives of the participating churches to deliver the collection. The analogy to Ezra’s procedure is obvious (Ezra 8:24–30). The collection is referred to as a liberal ...

1066. Boasting

2 Corinthians 11:16-33, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... exercise his apostolic rights. Like Moses, he wants to be able to declare, with all good conscience, that he has not accepted gifts from the congregation (cf. Num. 16:15). Paul’s boast will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia; he will continue ... God (cf. 2 Cor. 10:12–18). It is a question of apostolic prerogative. On the other hand, Paul fears that his refusal to accept gifts will be interpreted as a lack of love for the Corinthians. Hence, he resorts again to the witness of God (cf. 1:18, 23; also ...

1067. Faith or Observance of the Law

Galatians 3:1-14, Galatians 3:15-25

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... is a purpose clause describing the reason for which God imprisoned all things under sin. It was so that what was promised might be given to those who believe “through faith in Jesus Christ.” The promise, which is the promise to Abraham, is a gift. In 3:14, Paul has qualified this as a promise of the Spirit, which believers have already received. If we take a subjective genitive reading for “through faith in Jesus Christ” (see Introduction) the sense is that the promise is given to those who believe ...

1068. Defeat of Sihon King of Heshbon

Deut 2:1-23–2:37

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... by the parenthetical notes that follow, is quite remarkable. Three times this passage says that Yahweh had given land to other peoples—to Edom (v. 5), to Moab (v. 9), and to Ammon (v. 9)—using the same vocabulary as is characteristically used of his land-gift to Israel. On top of this, the antiquarian footnotes (vv. 10–12 and vv. 20–23) inform us that the processes of migration and conquest that lay behind the then current territorial map had also been under the control of Yahweh. Not only is the ...

1069. Giving Back to Caesar

Matthew 22:15-22

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King Duncan

... these years later it still touches him to think about how his little girl gave up all her spending money because she wanted to tell her daddy that she loved him. “That’s how God looks at our acts of generosity,” writes Adam Hamilton. “When we share with God, our gifts are a way of saying, ‘God, I’m returning to you a portion of what I have . . . to say thank you and I love you.’” (3) That’s the first reason we give back to God--out of a sense of gratitude for all God has done for us. But ...

1070. Giving Up Control

John 6:1-21

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Ron Lavin

... brought the boy in the story to the Lord, we find that God can and often does work wonders with them, just like Jesus used the boy and his lunch for great and glorious purposes -- feeding 5,000 people. Not only did Jesus feed 5,000 people with the meager gifts of the boy; there were twelve baskets full of fragments left over! That's what I call multiplication! You plus money will not amount to much in the end. You plus success will soon fade. You plus a big reputation will be gone in no time at all. But if ...

1071. Four Magic Words

Psalm 126:1-6, Psalm 145:2-11

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King Duncan

... , men such as George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Bertrand Russell and Clarence Darrow. He was a man of many interests and accomplishments. The older Chesterton became, however, the more important his faith was to him. It was his gratitude for what seemed to him so many undeserved gifts that led him to a belief in God. (2) Some of us can relate to that. We look over our lives and realize that we too have received many undeserved blessings. We find it impossible to rule out the hand of God. At such a time we ...

1072. In Which City Do You Live?

Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23

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King Duncan

... apart--the city of God draws people together. The city of man is based on law--the city of God is a kingdom of love. But here is the conclusion of the matter: the city of man is based on personal striving--the city of God is a gift from on high. There beats within the heart of every man and woman the desire for recognition and appreciation, for power and position, for material wealth and worldly acclaim. Years ago Wallace Hamilton called it the drum major instinct. All of us long to march out in front ...

1073. Understanding Outrageous Grace

Luke 18:9-14

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King Duncan

... . So God sent His perfect, sinless Son, Jesus, to take away the penalty of our sins and make us holy in His eyes. And that brings us to the final point of this parable: if you don’t know grace, you don’t know God—because grace, the unearned gift of God’s love and salvation through Jesus Christ, was God’s plan for us from the very beginning. Pastor David J. Lose writes about the Pharisee, “. . . while he is right about the kind of life he should live, he is confused about the source of that life ...

1074. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

Matthew 24:36-44

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Dean Feldmeyer

... with Gomer in his platoon, those surprises came fast and often. The gospel lesson on this first Sunday in Advent calls us to channel our inner Gomer Pyle, to prepare ourselves for the greatest surprise of all so, on that day, we can receive and celebrate it as a gift. Allow me to introduce to you what may be a new word for you: vicissitudes. Say it with me: vicissitudes. It’s a great word and one that I love to use because it’s an old word. George Washington used it in his first inaugural address. When ...

1075. You Are My Beloved

Mark 1:10-11

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Arley K. Fadness

... will, and that will be much more painful. We need to be appreciated and respected. We need to hear, "You are my beloved," from God. You do matter to God. And we need it from one another. "You have worth in my eyes; you have value; you are gifted with gifts and potential; I like who you are; I admire you and I respect you and I appreciate you. I grow from you." A letter to Dear Abby signed, "Spotted in Long Island," bemoaned the fact that a young lady saw herself practically ruined because she had freckles ...

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