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Mark 9:42-50

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King Duncan

... as if he meant it. Schwartz looked at him, amazed. His modestly successful law partner was promising to be Mayor of New York City by the time of David's bar mitzvah. He thought Koch had lost his mind. Thirteen years later, Ed Koch was Mayor of New York, and David Schwartz had his bar mitzvah at Gracie Mansion. (3) Did Ed Koch have confidence? Yes, but he also had a plan, a vision. He could see where his life' path could lead him. Since many of us have no fixed direction for life ” no challenging goals ...

2. Hungry For Bread

Matthew 25:31-46

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King Duncan

... MOST EVIDENT IN OUR LACK OF COMPASSION FOR THE POOR AND HURTING. In 1982, New York City was facing a budget crisis. Winter was approaching, and the city's social service agencies were unable to care for all the homeless citizens who needed help. Mayor Ed Koch called upon Manhattan's religious institutions to help care for 36,000 homeless men and women who would "fall through the cracks" that winter. If every one of the city's 3500 churches and synagogues would help out 10 homeless people, the problem would ...

3. Thorns of Grace

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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King Duncan

... is not to say God sends pain and suffering. We need to understand that. If you are going through a difficult time right now, it is not because God is punishing you for some reason. Neither is God trying to send you a message. Former mayor of New York City Ed Koch used to tell a story about a judge who was the victim of a mugging. Afterward he held a news conference. In a formal and grave voice, the judge said, “This mugging will in no way affect my decisions in the courtroom in matters of this kind.” An ...

4. Body / Ambassador

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... (legei gar) can be translated either “For he [sc. God] says” (so NIV) or “For it [sc. the Scripture] says” (so D.-A. Koch; cf. Rom. 9:17; 10:11; 1 Tim. 5:18). In the original context of Isaiah, however, Paul’s citation is introduced by “ ... revelation in person of the covenant faithfulness of God (“On Becoming the Righteousness of God: 2 Corinthians 5:21,” in Hay, ed., Pauline Theology, pp. 200–208). 6:1 On receive grace in vain, see Judith M. Gundry Volf, Paul and Perseverance: Staying In ...

5. Gift

2 Corinthians 8:16--9:5, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... it is possible to tell from the distinctive style of the statement that Paul is citing Isaiah 55:10 (cf. D.-A. Koch). Isaiah 55:1–13 is a hymn of joy and triumph that celebrates the approaching consummation of Israel’s restoration. God’ ... Gill, “Macedonia,” in The Book of Acts in Its First Century Setting, Vol. 2: The Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting (ed. David W. J. Gill and Conrad Gempf; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994), pp. 397–417; Rainer Riesner, Die Frühzeit des Apostels Paulus. Studien ...

6. More Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 26:1-28

Understanding Series

Roland E. Murphy

... that has been called the “act/consequence” view. This is where a bad effect follows automatically from a bad action; a good effect from a good action. This view is advocated strongly by Klaus Koch, “Is There a Doctrine of Retribution in the Old Testament?” in Theodicy in the Old Testament (ed. J. L. Crenshaw; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1983), pp. 57–87. However, the structure of verse 27 is merely to pair two participles (digger and roller), and their verbs (fall, roll back) can be translated with ...

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