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Hebrews 1:1-14

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... word katharismos is a technical term for cultic cleansing and is so used in the LXX and even within the NT, where it can signify “ritual washing” (John 2:6; 3:25) or, more generally, purification (as also in Luke 2:22; 2 Pet. 1:9). The use of the word here is no accident ... is of course speculative, and it remains possible that he was himself the collector of these OT passages. See J. W. Thompson, “The Structure and Purpose of the Catena in Heb. 1:5–13,” CBQ 38 (1976), pp. 352–63. More generally ...

2. Assured by the Certainties of Faith

1 John 5:13-21

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... ; Culpepper, 1 John; Marshall, Epistles; Schnackenburg, Johannine Epistles; Smith, First John; Thompson, 1–3 John). Elsewhere the Johannine writings call Jesus “God” (John 1:1, 18; 20:28) and treat him as equal with God (e.g., John 5:18 ... 1972); Cullmann, Christology, pp. 306–14; Dunn, Christology, pp. 258–68; W. Pannenberg, Jesus—God and Man (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1968), pp. 115–58; and R. Scroggs, Christology in Paul and John (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988), pp. 63–77. 5:21 In addition to ...

3. Melchizedek the Priest

Hebrews 7:1-10, Hebrews 7:11-28

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... Melchizedek” in Hughes, pp. 237–45; A. J. Bandstra, “Heilsgeschichte and Melchizedek in Hebrews,” CTJ 3 (1968), pp. 36–41; J. W. Thompson, “The Conceptual Background and Purpose of the Midrash in Hebrews 7,” NovT 19 (1977), pp. 209–23. 7:4–6 ... by the continual intercession of Jesus on their behalf. On this point the author is in agreement with Paul (Rom. 8:34; cf. 1 John 2:1). 7:26 The words meets our need are an interpretation of the literal “it was fitting.” The inference that Jesus is ...

4. The Legitimacy and Superiority of Christ’s Priesthood

Hebrews 7:11-28, Hebrews 7:1-10

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

5. God’s Love and Ours

1 John 4:7-21, 1 John 5:1-12

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

... John; Haas, Letters; Marshall, Epistles; Smalley, 1, 2, 3 John; Schnackenburg, Johannine Epistles; Nestle 5:5: Bruce, Epistles; Dodd, Epistles; Grayston, Epistles; Jackman, Letters; Kysar, I, II, III John; Perkins, Epistles; Smith, First John; Stott, Letters; Thompson, 1–3 John ... Biblical Doctrine of Judgment (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1960), and W. Schneider, “Judgment,” NIDNTT, vol. 2, pp. 361–68. In the Gospel of John, ekeinos is used broadly of many people: John the Baptist (1:8; 5:35), Moses (5:46 ...

6. Faith in the Son of God

1 John 5:1-12, 1 John 4:7-21

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

7. Maker's Mark

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... either of the shop sign or a rebus (e.g. pun of the maker's name: John Duck's maker's mark was a duck, etc.). The more print culture dominated, the ... first; our highest regard is reserved for ourselves." (Pastor/writer David W. Henderson, Culture Shift: Communicating God's Truth to Our Changing World; Grand ... the day, when all the children had left, Teddy lingered, came over to her desk and said, "Miss Thompson, all day long you smelled just like my mother. And her bracelet, that's her bracelet, it looks real ...

8. Propriety in Worship

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... Commentary (C. A. Newsom and S. H. Ringe, eds.; Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox, 1992). For a more radical line of reinterpretation, see A. ... hair for women, and the right of the women to make decisions concerning head coverings. D. W. J. Gill (“The Importance of Roman Portraiture for Head-Coverings in 1 Corinthians 11:2–16 ... admonish women not to abandon veils in worship as an act of contentiousness. Both Thompson and Gill agree that Paul is concerned above all with orderly worship through the ...

9. Generous Religion

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.' (Matt. 5:4344) Therefore," said Sandy Thompson, "I have no choice but to love and forgive the man who murdered my mother." (4) Could you do that? You could if you realize ... is able to be generous with others. 1. 33197, p. 18, "Washington Whispers," Contributed by Dr. John Bardsley. 2. Haddon W. Robinson, WHAT JESUS SAID (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers, 1991). 3. George & Meg Patterson, THE ...

10. Concluding Exhortations

Hebrews 13:1-25

Understanding Series

Donald A. Hagner

... of the NT. The particular stress here upon love between Christian brothers also appears, for example, in John 13:34; Romans 12:10; 1 Thess. 4:9; and 1 Peter 1:22. The exhortation to ... the NT only in 2 Cor. (5:6, 8; 7:16; 10:1, 2). See W. Grundmann, TDNT, vol. 3, pp. 25–27. The quotation from Ps. 118:6 follows the ... Koester, “ ‘Outside the Camp’: Hebrews 13:9–14,” HTR 55 (1962), pp. 299–315 and J. N. Thompson, “Outside the Camp: A Study of Hebrews 13:9–14,” CBQ 40 (1978), pp. 53–63. 13:12– ...

11. The following resources were used for John's letters.

1 John 5:13-21

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... Reginald and Ilse Fuller. New York: Crossroad, 1992. Smalley, Stephen S. 1, 2, 3 John. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1984. Smith, D. Moody. First, Second, and Third John. Interpretation. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1991. Stott, John R. W. The Letters of John: An Introduction and Commentary. 2nd ed. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988. Thompson, Marianne Meye. 1–3 John. IVP New Testament Commentary. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1992. Von Wahlde, Urban C. The ...

12. Rising to New Life

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... York under this spiritual influence and with the help of a friend, Bill W. had achieved sobriety and was able to maintain recovery by assisting others plagued ... Cleveland in 1939. Alcoholics Anonymous grew through the assistance of friends, including John D. Rockefeller Jr. who became a charter board member of The Alcoholic ... Jesus is ever faithful and, remembering the beautiful metaphor of the British writer, Francis Thompson, in his epic poem “The Hound of Heaven,” never ceases to relentlessly search for ...

13. Thanks for the Memories

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... is undefiled." Jesus has gone on before us. We can''t claim what isn''t already there. In John Steinbeck''s great novel, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, a migrating "Okie" family is told not to waste ... Wurlitzer. He always began playing the pieces he had memorized by recalling that middle C was under the "W" imprinted on his piano at home. On the big day of his recital, he walked confidently on stage ... Thompson of Waynesville, N.C. 3. Cokesbury Bible, RSV version, pg. 1063. 4. Cokesbury Bible, RSV version, pg. 178-179.

14. Pretenders

Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

King Duncan

... the 1850s, one of the most unusual houses of sin in the U.S. was a popular New York City brothel run by a man named John Allen. Allen had studied for the ministry, and his three brothers were all in the pastorate. He resolved this conflict by trying to mix prostitution and ... Heather Baldwin, Selling Power, May 2000, p. 136. 3. "An Image of Appetite Appeased" by Tom Thompson What's Going on Here? (New York: Delta, 1991), pp. 56-57. 4. Sifakis, Carl. American Eccentrics (New York: Facts on File Publications, 1984), ...

15. Embrace the Sense of Community

Matthew 20:1-16

Illustration

Philip W. McLarty

There's a play by Timothy Thompson based on this parable in which he depicts two brothers vying for work. John is strong and capable; Philip is just as willing but has lost a hand in an accident. When the landowner comes, John is taken in the first wave of workers, and as he labors in the field he looks up the lane for some sign of Philip. Other workers are brought to the field, but Philip is not among them. John is grateful to have the work, but feels empty knowing that Philip is just as needful as he. ...

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