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1. A New Point of View

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

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Steven E. Albertin

... whole new world, of what can only be called a "new creation." "So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; everything old has passed away; see everything has become new" (v. 17). That means that we no longer look at the world from a "human point of view" but from the way God looks at it ... in Christ! The pages of the New Testament are filled with examples of what that new creation looks like. A man born blind, who was thought of as nothing more than a beggar, an outcast, a sinner condemned to live ...

2. His Point of View

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Staff

... is crucial when difficult things happen to us. A great example of a person transforming calamity by his Christ-like point of view is David Watson. Watson, a minister in England, died of cancer before these words of his were published: "It's sometimes only through suffering that we begin to listen to God. Our natural pride and self-confidence have to be stripped painfully away and we become aware, perhaps for the ...

3. The Others Point of View

Mark 7:1-23

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... to delegate authority 17% Arrogance 17% Arbitrariness 19% Lack of frankness and sincerity 24% Lack of leadership 34% Failure to size up employees correctly 36% Failure to show appreciation or give credit 68% Failure to see the other person's point of view The fault cited most often, as the survey shows, was failure to see the other person's point of view. Leaders have a great responsibility to listen and understand those they lead. It was mentioned nearly twice as often as appreciation or giving credit.

4. Marriage

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... explains that he holds this position because of the eschatological character of the time in which he believes he and the Corinthians live. Paul’s comments seem to recognize that before Christ, in the old world, there was no value to single life from the human point of view. But now, as part of the gospel, there is a new sense or value to single life—lived in complete devotion to Christ—in the context of the new Christian life. For now, however, he suggests that should they be as he was—gifted with ...

5. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... Job’s claims with a quote. The question arises immediately whether Elihu’s quote fairly represents Job’s statements. This precise quote is found nowhere in the book of Job and so can only be a loose summary of the implications of Job’s speech from Elihu’s point of view. We shall take each part of the quote individually. I am pure and without sin. The first word, “pure” (Heb. adj. zak), occurs six times in the book of Job, five of which are in the mouths of Job’s accusers (Bildad in 8:6; 25:5 ...

6. Instructions on Worship

1 Timothy 2:1-15

Understanding Series

Gordon D. Fee

... are also bringing the gospel and the church into disrepute on the outside (see esp. 3:7; 5:14; 6:1; cf. Titus 2:5, 8; 3:1–3). The concern here, therefore, is not that Christians should have a life free from trouble or distress (which hardly fits the point of view of 2 Tim. 1:8 and 3:12) but that they should live in such a way that “no one will speak evil of the name of God and of our teaching” (6:1). This understanding is supported by two other factors: First, in 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12 Paul ...

7. A Daughter of Jacob

Matthew 15:21-28

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Richard Hoefler

... son would face life with a crippled arm. Sometimes there is no kind answer, no kind and gentle way of dealing adequately with the need. So Jesus met this woman at the level of her needs and was willing to apply the treatment necessary. From our point of view it may seem unnecessarily rough, but the final results prove the wisdom of our Lord’s actions. Jesus diagnosed this woman. He knew from the very beginning of the encounter that he would heal her daughter. There was never a doubt in his mind about that ...

8. By Faith

Hebrews 11:1-40

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... translated as “In Isaac will your seed be named.” Abraham endured a most severe form of testing but through it demonstrated his faith, that is, his absolute, unshakable confidence in the reliability of God’s promises. 11:19 From Abraham’s point of view, God’s power was such that if necessary the sacrificed Isaac could be raised by God “from the dead” (God could raise the dead). The next clause is difficult to interpret exactly. Figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death reads ...

9. The Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... , Paul may mean to say that given the problems in Corinth, God must be at work to differentiate those who are faithful from those who are behaving inappropriately. The reader has seen repeatedly that the apostle thought and taught from an apocalyptic-eschatological point of view. If he writes in that vein at this point, he understands God’s power to be at work in the separation of the Corinthians into groups to show which of you have God’s approval (lit. “in order that those who are approved ...

10. The Resurrection of the Dead

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... has been preached as having been raised from the dead, and the Corinthians believed this proclamation. Therefore, for them to believe that Christ is raised is for them to believe that there is a resurrection of the dead. 15:13–14 Paul shifts points of view to the position that the Corinthians have taken, which he wants to refute and correct. Again, he writes in conditional sentences to force the readers to draw particular conclusions. Paul stands the faith of the Corinthians on its head: If there is no ...

11. The Kings of the South and the North

Daniel 11:2-35

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... :1; 5:14; 13:6); and perhaps Darius III Codomannus (336–331 B.C.; see Neh. 12:22), who has the advantage of being the last Persian king. Based on the five-king hypothesis, these kings would be the four who came after Cyrus. If we use the four-king point of view, we might ignore Darius I and include the other three. This view has gaps in time, and many kings are skipped, but its strength is that it takes us down to the time of Alexander, who is mentioned in the next verse (Dan. 11:3). One weakness is that ...

12. I’ve Got a Home in that Kingdom

2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17

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Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe

... in Christ Jesus" (3:28). I've got a home in that kingdom — ain't that good news! It is good news — good news that will often require us to re-examine our lives and our categories to discern where we are captured by the human point of view. Our hearts are restless. The African theologian, Saint Augustine, was right. Our only rest will be found in our true home: our creator and redeemer and sustainer, the God we know in Jesus Christ. To God be the glory! Amen. 1. Traditional African-American spiritual in ...

13. New Creations

2 Corinthians 5:6-10; 14-17

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... and it is Christ's love which urges us on. As New Creations empowered by the love of Christ, we're called to walk by faith and not by sight; to live for Christ and not for ourselves and to regard no one from a human point of view but see them from God's point of view. Let the love of Christ urge you on this week. Live as God's New Creation. This is the Word of the Lord for this day. 1. 56 Lectionary Stories for Preaching, (CSS Publishing Co. Inc., Lima, Ohio, 1993.) pp. 37-38. 2. 56 Lectionary Stories for ...

14. The Law of the Temple

Ezekiel 43:13-27, Ezekiel 44:1-31, Ezekiel 45:1-12, Ezekiel 45:13--46:24

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Steven Tuell

... . The most striking feature of this description is the mention of “those who minister at the temple” (v. 24; Heb. meshorte habbayit). These temple servants, in explicit contrast to the priests in verses 19–20, are evidently Levites (compare 44:14). The point of view in evidence is not that of the prophet, who in 40:44–46 identified both altar and temple clergy as priests, but that of the editor. This description seems oddly placed, disrupting what seems a natural connection between verses 16–18 ...

15. Expel the Immoral Brother!

1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... have put out of their midst the one who did this deed. This observation often seems harsh, but as the following verses show, Paul is not so much advising about discipline as he is articulating a remarkable theological truth from his apocalyptic-eschatological point of view. 5:3 The NIV works to make clear a grammatical jumble in Greek that has often vexed translators and produced some awkward and unfortunate readings of verses 3–5. Simply put, Paul is absent “in body” but present in spirit. Whether he ...

16. How Fares Your Christian Sight?

Is 6:8-10

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Robert Noblett

... , your eyes are fine." I thought that to be a rather curious way of putting the matter, and it reminded me of the fact that one’s eyes might be in top shape medically, but then the medical point of view is not the only point of view. People can have eyes that are medically sound and yet have the most warped and perverted view of life, of other people, of themselves. One person can see a problem as an arena of potential growth and another as a cause for chronic despair. One person can see the rain ...

17. The Song of Moses

Deuteronomy 31:30--32:47

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... purposes through Israel in relation to the nations; this seals the missiological significance of the book and deeply influences Paul’s missionary theology and vision. 31:30 Moses may well have recited the words of the song from beginning to end, but from our point of view, it is helpful to first observe its structure, sections, and changes of direction. The first part of the song (vv. 1–25) has the form of a rîb, that is, a structured lawsuit. This formal pattern is known from the secular treaty texts ...

18. A Christian's Resumé

2 Corinthians 6:3-13

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Richard W. Ferris

... accompanied her, "I knew it was a lie!" The man then asked her, "What do you refer to?" She replied with passion in her voice, "Why, they told me he was an ugly-looking man, but he is the handsomest man I ever saw in my life." From what point of view do we approach God? As scared little creatures about to stand before a harsh judge who will punish us for all the wrong that we have done? Or from the perspective of guilty children pardoned by a loving and gracious parent? What do our resumÃ©s say about us ...

19. Grace, Salvation, and Redemption

Romans 8:18-27, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Romans 5:1-11

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T. A. Kantonen

... in inseparable unity with the event of his death, and stress the positive and constructive results of Christ’s triumph. Even the element of truth in the Abelardian "moral influence" theory of the atonement is thus included. For Paul the point of view of redemption supplements but does not supplant that of vicarious sacrifice. One-sided emphasis upon the latter can easily lead to pre-occupation with impersonal juridic categories, while the idea of redemption as such does not provide adequate insight either ...

20. The Fruit of the Word

Isaiah 55:1-13

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Harry N. Huxhold

... have to conclude that the universe is bound to die. A closed view of the universe would suggest that the universe could die from heat death in a large dark hole from which nothing could escape. Those are observations we can make from a scientific point of view. However, the prophet would have us look at much more simple evidence of the presence of God in the creation. The Creation Serves God We do not have to know the sophisticated scientific theories of the nature or origin of the universe to recognize the ...

21. Ash Wednesday

Mt 6:1-6, 16-21 · 2 Cor 5:20b--6:10 · Ps 51:1-17 · Jl 2:1-2, 12-17

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

... "the Holy Spirit," not "holiness of spirit." This is evident from the mention of the synonymous "power of God" in v. 7. Throughout these verses—and throughout the entirety of 2:14-7:4—Paul presents an ironic theological truth: God's point of view and a purely human point of view are different from each other. Indeed that which appears to be "nothing" in the eyes of the present age, if done in faithful service to God's will, is "everything"—because of God's righteousness. Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 - "The ...

22. Aren’t All Religions Basically Alike?

John 14:5-14

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Donald B. Strobe

... and godlessness. This insistence on the uniqueness of Christ and Christianity was, he said, a subtle form of pride and the sooner we rid ourselves of it, the better. After all, he reasoned, “Aren’t all religions basically alike?” That’s a popular point of view, and in my view, a false one. One of the most prevalent myths of our age is the notion that all religions are alike. We hear people say, “All religions are basically the same; they just look different on the surface.” The actual truth ...

23. Christmas 2

Psalm 147:1-20, Jeremiah 30:1--31:40, Ephesians 1:1-14, John 1:1-18

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

... combination of historical memory, poetic expression about the person and work of Jesus Christ, and narrative commentary. The alternation between styles of writing, points of view, and types of reflection should provide much inspiration for those designing either preaching or worship. One may cluster and contemplate the statements in these verses in terms of point of view: poetic confession (1:1-5, 10-12a, 14, 16); historical reporting about John the Baptist (1:6-7, 15); and narrative commentary—frequently ...

24. Proper 6

Mk 4:26-34 · 2 Cor 5:6-17 · 1 Sam 15:34 - 16:13 · Ps 20

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Russell F. Anderson

... Paul points out that being a new creature in Christ causes us to abandon our typical human point of view. He observes that Christians no longer regard Christ from a human point of view (v. 16). Christ is not just a man or a teacher. He is our Savior and our Lord. Nor do we regard other people from a strictly human point of view. They are not objects but people for whom Christ died. We also see ourselves from a new point of view. "If anyone be in Christ, there is a new creation" (v. 17). Gospel: Mark 4:26-34 ...

25. A New Beginning

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

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Mark Ellingsen

... him a fresh start (Luke 5:11b-32). When you hang around Jesus, new beginnings, improved relationships, and more fulfilling ways of life just seem to happen. We see this word in the second lesson, with its word that we are not to regard anyone from a human point of view (v.16a). Anyone in Christ is proclaimed to be a new creation. The old has passed (v.17)! This new beginning is a glimpse of the end tmes. This new beginning is the result of the fact that Christ has reconciled us to God, forgiven us for how ...

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