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1176. Rules for Holy Living

Colossians 3:1-17

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... -being of others as their prime goal. These virtues are lived out in the context of the local church (body, 3:15) where the Colossians are members with each other (3:13, 16). Their relationships with each other, including worship (3:16, 17), should bear witness that they are new people in Christ. In verse 12, the believers are identified as God’s chosen people, literally, the hagioi, “saints,” “holy ones” (1:2). This was made possible, Paul tells his readers, because of God’s love and election ...

1177. Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians' Faith

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... 1; 2 Cor. 1:1; Gal. 1:1f.; Phil. 1:1; Col. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:1; Philem. 1). In most cases it must be doubted that the others made any material contribution to the letters, being named simply out of courtesy, and so in this case. The letter bears all the hallmarks of a Pauline epistle (see Introduction on The Authenticity of 1 Thessalonians and disc. on 3:1), such that it is difficult to believe that Silas and Timothy had any hand in what was written apart from giving Paul an up-to-date report on the situation ...

1178. Thanksgiving and Prayer

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... in the NT are made in the light of the coming judgment. For Christians this will not be a matter of life or death (they have already been acquitted on the capital charge—justified), but it will entail an assessment of how they have done and will have a bearing on their future glory (see disc. on 1 Thess. 2:4 for the judgment of those who believe, and on 1 Thess. 3:13 and 5:23 for the Parousia as an incentive to holiness; see further Williams, Promise, pp. 93–96). This prayer exhorts the Thessalonians to ...

1179. Warning Against False Teachers of the Law

1 Timothy 1:1-11

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... 3:7). 1:8 The next paragraph (vv. 8–11) is something of a digression, which will lead in turn to a second digression (vv. 12–17; note how vv. 18–20 resume the argument of vv. 3–7). But in typical Pauline fashion it is a digression that bears significantly upon the point at hand. In response to the false teachers’ improper use of the “Law,” Paul sets forth its real intent, which, as expressed here, is that it is for the ungodly. Interestingly, he fails to go on to say how or why it is for them ...

1180. Encouragement to Be Faithful

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... forebears (1:5), of his own call and empowering for ministry (1:6–7), and of the “sound teaching” he had had modeled before him in Paul (1:13; cf. 1:9–10), so now he calls him to focus his attention on Christ himself. In his “bearing in mind Jesus Christ,” Timothy is to focus on two realities: that he was raised from the dead and that he was descended from David (lit., “of David’s seed”). The reason for the first of these two qualifiers is easy enough to discern. Jesus Christ … raised ...

1181. The Blood of Christ

Hebrews 9:11-28

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... words once (hapax) and sacrificed (i.e., offered [prospherō] in sacrifice). For the former, see, in the immediate context, vv. 12, 26, 27, 28; 10:10; for the latter, see vv. 14, 25, 28 (cf. 10:14). The verb that NIV translates take away (anapherō) also means “to bear,” as does the Hebrew verb in Isa. 53:12. Cf. BAGD, p. 63: “he took upon himself the sins of many.” In a very similar passage, 1 Peter also makes use of the language of Isaiah: “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree” (1 ...

1182. A Call to Persevere

Hebrews 10:19-39

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... that if they can but see the true significance of Christ and his work, draw upon the resources he has made available, and so take advantage of what is offered them, they will persevere and receive the reward God has for all his faithful people. This exhortation bears a striking resemblance to that in 4:14–16. 10:19–21 These three verses contain the basis for the first of the three major verbs of exhortation in this section: “let us draw near” (v. 22; cf. vv. 23, 24). Syntactically the Greek of these ...

1183. God Disciplines His Sons

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

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... have seen, a main purpose of the author throughout the book is to call his readers to faithfulness in the midst of adverse circumstances. Near the end of his epistle he exhorts them to “go forth to him [Jesus] outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured” (13:13, RSV). Although no members of the community have yet suffered martyrdom, the future may involve just that. Any perspective like this, which affirms suffering as the duty of the faithful, must develop a theology of suffering wherein suffering ...

1184. Warning Against Refusing God

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

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

1185. Trials and Temptations

James 1:1-18, James 1:19-27

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... he also produced new creation: He has produced the new birth or redemption in all believers (John 3:3–8; Rom. 12:2; Eph. 1:5; Titus 3:5; 1 Pet. 1:3, 23; 1 John 3:9). This statement produces a startling contrast: Desire brings to birth, but it bears sin and death; God brings to birth redemption and life. Third, God does this new act of creation through the word of truth. This expression might at first glance be thought a reference to the creative word of God (Gen. 1) or to the veracity of all he says (e ...

1186. Living for God

1 Peter 4:1-11

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... 19:40); and, in the spiritual field, it can describe Christian leaders in respect of their flock (Heb. 13:17). Each individual bears responsibility for his or her life and actions and will eventually have to answer for both. The living and the dead: On ... 4:2). 4:11 Not everyone has the gift of preaching. But each believer who does have that God-given ability should always use it bearing in mind the awesome responsibility that goes with it. He or she opens the mouth as one speaking the very words of God. To ...

1187. False Teachers and Their Destruction

2 Peter 2:1-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... 2 Cor. 11:23 (“I am out of my mind”). Peter’s use of paranomia and paraphronia in the same sentence is appropriate, bearing in mind the meaning of the prefix para-, beside, over against. Balaam’s action was not firmly on the path of God’s ... 11:26). These men are worse off because they have rejected the forgiveness of their past sins and so they continue to bear them personally. Indeed they have incurred even greater culpability by flouting that gospel after once having known it, and thus they have ...

1188. The Ark

Exodus 25:10-22

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... were in it. In Numbers it is known by both “ark of the Testimony” (Num. 4:5; 7:89; see also Josh. 4:16) and “ark of the covenant” (Num. 10:33; 14:44; see also Deut. 10:8; 31:9, 25–26; Josh. 3:3, etc.). Aaron’s almond-bearing staff (Num. 17:1–11) and a jar of manna (Exod. 16:33–34) were later added to the ark as testimonies to the covenant. 25:22 On the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), see Lev. 16. Once a year God removed the guilt of all the people through the ...

1189. The Priestly Garments

Exodus 28:1-5

Understanding Series

James K. Bruckner

... the garments are so they may serve me as priests (vv. 1, 3, 4); the two engraved onyx stones on the ephod vest and the twelve precious stones on the breastplate were “to bear the names” of the tribes of Israel before the Lord (vv. 12, 29); the Urim and Thummim on the breastplate were so the high priest would “always bear the means of making decisions . . . before the LORD” (v. 30); the bells on the hem of the robe were so that he “will be heard” and “not die” (v. 35); and linen undergarments ...

1190. Hosea's Wife and Children

Hosea 1:1-2:1

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... 15:30, etc.), and as the appellation of two different clan chieftains (Neh. 10:23; 1 Chron. 27:20). The prophet is distinguished from these others who bear the name by being called the son of Beeri, which itself is a name of a Hittite in Genesis 26:34. But as we said in the ... she offered her virginity to a male prostitute in a baalistic ritual in order to ensure that she would bear children? Or was she simply like every other Israelite, apostate from Yahweh and therefore harlotrous toward her divine husband? ...

1191. The Charge Against Israel

Hosea 4:1-19

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... all the old and new wine are gone, at the cult sites of the baals the people and the rulers of the people continue in their sexual, shameful ways, verse 18. Why? Because a “spirit,” a wind (rûaḥ; NIV: whirlwind), has wrapped them in its wings and bears them steadily toward their doom. Israel in its worship of the fertility gods and goddesses is captive to a “spirit of harlotry” (vv. 12 RSV, 19). That is the major theme of this oracle, and it is a theme that Hosea will develop further in chapter 5 ...

1192. The Lord's Anger Against Israel

Hosea 13:1-16

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... the armed forces of the Assyrian Empire that will destroy Ephraim so that it disappears from history. But propelling that destructive power is God alone. Because similes are used in verses 7–8, the meaning is not that God is a lion or leopard or she-bear, but rather that God’s judging action is as destructive as the attacks of those animals would be. And we can have no doubt that the Assyrian siege, destruction, and deportation of the inhabitants of Ephraim were indeed that destructive (cf. 2 Kgs. 17:5 ...

1193. Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem

Micah 1:1-7

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... and not just portions that scholars judge to stem from the prophet himself are to be understood as words from God. No. All seven chapters are “the word of the LORD,” bearing the authority of the Lord of heaven and earth and therefore still authoritative for us and for the reader in any age (cf. Luke 16:31). Because Micah 1–7 bears such authority, it has been preserved and carefully handed down to us over almost 2,700 years. The superscription says that the word of the Lord “came” to Micah. That is ...

1194. Habakkuk’s Complaint

Habakkuk 1:1-4

Understanding Series

John Goldingay

... do anything. He lives as a man who is compelled to “look” at the faithless oppressing the faithful. He cannot understand why Yahweh makes him look at all this, why they are before me all the time, nor how Yahweh can personally bear continually watching it and doing nothing (tolerate is another word that literally means “look at” or “watch”). In verse 3 Habakkuk brings together three pairs of words to express what he sees and what Yahweh sees. “Injustice” (ʾawen) suggests causing trouble or ...

1195. A Mighty Faith

1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

Object: A football Good morning, boys and girls. If somebody in your family is a football fan, tell them the next time the Chicago bears are on television to point out to you Number 50, Mike Singletary. Many people consider Mike the best middle linebacker in all of football and the key to the greatness of Chicago's defense. The greatest thing about Mike Singletary, though, is that he has a real faith in Jesus ...

1196. Crucified, Dead, and Buried

John 19:17-27, John 19:28-37, John 19:38-42

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... 5:6); “There are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement” (5:7–8). The testimony they bear is summed up in the words “God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son” (5:11). The notion of water as ... name was a small bush with blue flowers used in the purification of sacrifices by sprinkling. It had no stalk capable of bearing the weight of a sponge. Because the plant described here obviously does have a firm stalk or reed (cf. Mark 15:36/ ...

1197. Shining as Stars

Philippians 2:12-18

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... [LXX: phanousin hōs phōstēres tou ouranou, ‘will shine like luminaries of heaven’]; and those who lead many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.” But now those who share in Christ’s risen life anticipate the ministry of the resurrection age and bear their shining witness already. For the designation “sons of light” or “children of light” applied to followers of Christ cf. Luke 16:8; John 12:36; Eph. 5:8; 1 Thess. 5:5. 2:16 That I may boast: Gk. eis kauchēma emoi, “for a ...

1198. No Confidence in the Flesh

Philippians 3:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... repeated exhortation to rejoice would be a safeguard for the Philippians. G. B. Caird explains that joy “is a safeguard against the utilitarian attitude which judges people and things wholly by the use that can be made of them” (ad loc.). On the other hand, F. W. Beare (ad loc.), regarding 3:2–4:1 as part of another Pauline letter that has been editorially interpolated between 3:1 and 4:2, takes the reference here to be Paul’s call for unity, already voiced in general terms in 2:1–4 and now about ...

1199. Thanks for Their Gifts

Philippians 4:10-20

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... less than sufficient at some times and more than sufficient at other times: it made little difference to him. I have learned the secret of being content, he says, borrowing a term from the vocabulary of the mystery religions (“I have become adept” is F. W. Beare’s rendering), whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. What Paul would have regarded as plenty may be guessed at—anything above the minimum requirements of food and clothing, no doubt. For a man brought up in Paul’s ...

1200. God’s Covenant with Noah

Genesis 9:1-17

Understanding Series

John E. Hartley

... and His Offspring: After the great deluge God gives to Noah and his sons the same blessing he gave to humans at their creation (1:28), empowering them to prosper and to replenish the earth. Further, we learn that humans continue to bear the image of God; each person possesses intrinsic value.Yet God introduces three drastic changes. First, God grants humans permission to eat meat. Second, dread of humans henceforth characterizes the way animals respond to humans. Third, God also establishes a covenant with ...

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