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101. Favoritism Forbidden

James 2:1-13, James 2:14-26

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... with preachers of all types then as it is today. But someone will say means that just as Paul anticipates an objection in 1 Corinthians 15:35 or Romans 9:19 so James anticipates one here. The objection is: You have faith; I have deeds, in other words, the claim that faith and action are different gifts. Did not Paul write about varieties of gifts but the same Spirit (1 Cor. 12:4–10)? Faith is a gift and so is charity (Rom. 12:8). Is there any reason for one to suspect that faith and action would come ...

102. Taming the Tongue

James 3:1-12, James 3:13-18

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... of the teacher was more important than the words he or she spoke. Teachers were primarily models, secondarily intellectual instructors. By claiming this status they put both life and words under God’s scrutiny, and he would hold them responsible for misleading the ... of the body, but it makes great boasts: The tongue is indeed small, but what great events for good or evil it can claim credit for! And how frequently the events are evil and the boasting proud; the very use of the term boasts reminds the reader ...

103. Wisdom

Ecclesiastes 7:1--8:1

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Huwiler

... ” (Prov. 7:22–23). Moreover, the segment as a whole describes a search for wisdom (7:23, 25). In this context, the woman among them all whom Qohelet has not found (7:28) is at least symbolically associated with wisdom personified. Qohelet on the one hand claims to have used wisdom to test all this and on the other hand admits failure in the search for wisdom. There is a tension here, much like that involving a righteous person in 7:15 and 7:20. No positive absolute is available to humankind, including ...

104. Lying Prophets

Jeremiah 23:9-32, Jeremiah 23:33-40

Understanding Series

Tremper Longman III

... see the similarly worded judgment in Jer. 9:15. 23:16–22 Yet another oracle against false prophets follows in this section. It is addressed to the audience of those prophecies, and God tells them quite simply not to listen to their prophecies. Apparently, they claim that the Lord has told them that peace, not war, is coming, and this is the opposite of what God has truly been saying through Jeremiah. A message of peace would calm the people down so they will not consider repentance. God tells the people ...

105. The Healing at the Pool

John 5:1-15, John 5:16-30

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... take offense, not at Jesus’ reference to the traditional discussion of God and the Sabbath, but at the phrase, my Father, with its implied claim that Jesus was God’s son in a unique sense (v. 18). To them it sounded as if he was making himself equal ... nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing (v. 19). But Jesus is not backing down, for his words reiterate the claim of verse 17 that the works he performs are the very works of God (v. 19). His language is like that of a parable; he is ...

106. Jesus and Those Who “Believed”

John 8:31-41, John 8:42-47, John 8:48-59

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... his defense, and the passing of judgment on his adversaries, in the hands of his Father (vv. 49–50) and returns to his initial promise of eternal life to those who obey his teaching (v. 51; cf. vv. 31–32). It is like reopening an old wound. Once more Jesus’ claim is rejected by means of an appeal to Abraham (v. 52; cf. v. 33). For Jesus to pretend to give life so that if anyone keeps your word, he will never taste death is to put himself ahead of even Abraham and the prophets (vv. 52–53). Life and ...

107. No Confidence in the Flesh

Philippians 3:1-11

Understanding Series

F. F. Bruce

... 3:3 We who worship by the Spirit of God: Gk. hoi pneumati theou latreuontes, for which there is a rather less well attested variant hoi pneumati theō latreuontes (so KJV: “which worship God in the spirit”). Paul’s Former Code of Values When Paul claims that he could put up a better record “in the flesh” than most people, if he still attached any importance to this sort of thing (which he does not), he means not only external ceremonies but a wide range of heritage, endowment, and achievement. The ...

108. Love One Another

1 John 3:11-24

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... can be decided only by careful study of the context of each passage. Here the reference is clearly back to vv. 16–18, in which the author has argued that authentic love is sacrificial and practical, as seen in the life of Jesus and in the lives of those who claim to follow him. This kind of love is how we know that we belong to the truth. His contention all along has been that the false teachers do not love their brothers and sisters (2:9–11; 3:11–18). But, the fact that his own followers do show love ...

109. Epilogue to the Law of the Temple: River, Land, City

Ezekiel 47:1-12, Ezekiel 47:13-23, Ezekiel 48:1-29, Ezekiel 48:30-35

Understanding Series

Steven Tuell

... northern border of Phoenicia, at Byblos (roughly the same as the northern border in Ezek. 47), rather than, as Herodotus says, the city of Posideium. Herodotus does not say how far inland his “fifth province” extended. Certainly we would expect that the Persians would lay claim to the rich caravan routes through the Transjordan and, after all, Tobiah of Ammon (Neh. 2:10, 19; 4:3, 7; 6:1, 12–19; 7:62; 13:4–8) does appear to have been a governor under Persian auspices. However, it seems likely that ...

110. Blood: Right and Wrong Uses

Leviticus 17:1-16

Teach the Text

Joe M. Sprinkle

... Israelites in Leviticus 17, when certain people take it upon themselves to begin offering sacrifices to the goat idols. The exclusive claim to worship that Yahweh makes evidently seems intolerant and unreasonable to them. Surely it is acceptable to worship some other gods ... is it improper for us to mix Christ and Belial (2 Cor. 6:15). The God of Jesus Christ makes an exclusive claim on our lives. He does not tolerate sharing his people’s allegiance with other “gods.” 2. Blood is of great importance in ...

111. The Rights of an Apostle

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... to fulfill that charge would be awful, unthinkable. 9:17 Paul explains how he derives a benefit from his obedience to God’s command to preach that he would not have received had he taken his rightful payment for his services. By not taking support, Paul did not claim his rights. He gave up his own rights for the benefit of being able to offer something to God and to others that he would not have had to offer otherwise. Paul’s practice is simple, although it is so selflessly odd, so God-centered, and so ...

112. Life Through the Son

John 5:16-30, John 5:1-15

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

113. The Validity of Jesus' Testimony

John 8:12-30

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... somber added note that you will die in your sin (v. 21). His words should be taken not as an absolute pronouncement of doom but as a warning. The Jewish authorities (like everyone else) will die in their sins if they do not believe that I am the one I claim to be (v. 24). The reverse side of this warning is the promise of life in verse 51: “If anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” Even in the nearer context, Jesus can speak more positively: When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will ...

114. Paul's Vision and His Thorn

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... with, and even superior to, Moses) as being foundational to his whole apostolic ministry. Elsewhere in the Corinthian correspondence Paul adamantly claims that his apostleship is based on his vision(s) of Christ: “Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus ... 11; 27:23). The vision that Paul describes in 2 Corinthians 12:2–4 (and others like it) is crucial to Paul’s claim to apostolic authority, which he is defending in chapters 10–13. Paul describes himself as a man in Christ (en Christ?). Assuming ...

115. Faith and Deeds

James 2:14-26, James 2:1-13

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

116. Two Kinds of Wisdom

James 3:13-18, James 3:1-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

117. When I AM Speaks, You'd Better Listen

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... to be the manna from heaven. Moses told the people that they needed to eat the heavenly manna God sent to sustain them. Jesus said he is the heavenly manna that sustains us. Moses pointed away from himself. Jesus pointed to himself. Jesus was either an egomaniac or what he claimed to be: God incarnate. You can't limit him to being just a great religious leader. He was that but so much more. He was, he is, the great I AM who is the bread of life. Since Jesus is the great I AM, that means he is in control ...

118. Why The Resurrection Makes Sense

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... the Bible, if that is where you know Jesus and accept its version of him, then it makes no sense to deny that Jesus is risen. Now this is not a blind faith. In fact, we can make the case for it like a lot of other scientific claims. Let me break this down for you. True enough, we have not observed Jesus’ resurrection ourselves. But it is a presupposition (could we call it a paradigm) that is crucial for making sense of Christian faith. As Christians we could say that this is a crucial assumption/paradigm ...

119. The Shepherd And His Flock

John 10:1-21

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... ) For Jesus, truth is not propositional. It is real being; it is life. He emphasizes the point he is about to make by claiming that it reveals what is the reality, not the appearance of real existence. 2. "Sheepfold." (v. 1) The image here is of the ... shepherd, the one to whom we should belong. 6. "Calls his own." (v. 3) The man born blind had recognized the validity of Jesus' claim. Just as sheep respond to the call of the one to whom they belong, those who belong to Jesus will recognize his voice and ...

120. The Unclean Spirit

Mark 1:21-28

Drama

Dallas A. Brauninger

... whose body you live. I wonder if you are the personification of that dark side in all of us that we do not want to claim. Wherever evil takes hold, the demon called turmoil or the demon called chaos threatens to take over a life. I see one facet of hope ... is asking them? I need to talk to Christ. Interviewing Jesus Asker: Jesus, if I am to be a whole person, then must I not also claim my negative aspects? Is the evil part what I do not like about myself? How did evil get inside me? How simple it would be to ...

121. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... faith expressed by those healed. His miracles are independent of human faith, although the lack of faith may prevent miracles from occurring to those who do not believe in Christ and his power to heal. E. Miracles are the result of occult power. The Pharisees claimed that Jesus performed miracles by the power of Satan. He was accused of using black magic and occult power. He answered the charge by pointing out that if this were so, Satan's kingdom would be divided and could not stand. Jesus' miracles were ...

122. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

123. Our Christian I.D.

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... one. You may not always act like one, but you are a child of God because Christ has chosen you, and enabled you to acknowledge his claim on your life. Some of you, if you're anything like me, need to be encouraged every day to step out into the joy and ... are, and whose they are. They belong to Jesus. He chose them. And he chose you. And glory of glories, he chose me. Me! Christ claims that you and I are worthy of being one of his dearly beloved - worth dying for, and worth returning for, in order that we ...

124. One More Thing

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Robert Allen

... in heaven and in earth." Now, I realize that you did not come to church today hoping I would conjugate Greek words for you. I simply want to say that the word "authority" means the right to appoint to an office while the word "power" is the claim to a purpose. Jesus was claiming the power to accomplish a purpose. Power is not power unless it can accomplish the purpose to which it is applied. A chain saw is great for cutting fine wood, but it can't be used by a man to shave his beard in the morning. Dynamite ...

125. The Demanding Word

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

... of Christ casually. It's not browsing time. It's not a matter of deciding to listen today because the preacher happens to be "interesting" or "inspiring." The Word of God is not seeking to coddle us. It is seeking to convert us! But as the Word of God makes claims on us, as it uproots what needs to be thrown out, as it settles for nothing less than the best top soil, then it also gives! It gives vibrant new life to our whole being. Not just a little snatch of our life is being made over. Our whole life ...

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