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Galatians 3:15-25, Galatians 3:1-14

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

... ; 1 Thess. 2:13). It bears the same meaning in Paul and in the rest of the NT (e.g., Mark 4:23; 1 John 1:1; Heb. 2:3) as in our modern context when a person might ... , Paul became at once committed to Christ and to society’s poor and disenfranchised. Elliott regards the centrality of the cross to Paul’s gospel as a symbol of ... his ego” (Gospel or Law: Contrast or Continuum? [Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980], p. 96). L. Gaston suggests that” ‘works of law’ is a normal subjective genitive” and so means ...

2. Faith or Observance of the Law

Galatians 3:1-14, Galatians 3:15-25

Understanding Series

L. Ann Jervis

3. Marketplace Christianity

John 2:13-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

Do you employ a “market mentality” or a “relational mentality”? What does this mean? Put simply, a market mentality sees things in terms of transactions and commodities, resources, and dispensability. A relational mentality however sees things in terms of developing partnerships, relationships, long-term collaborations that benefit both parties and share a vision. The former can easily fluctuate. The latter, however, requires time and effort to develop and cultivates trust, loyalty, and commitment over ...

4. Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... ’s Agape and Eros (rev. ed.; London: S.P.C.K., 1953). More recently, J. G. Sigountos (“The Genre of 1 Corinthians 13,” NTS 40 [1994], pp. 246–60) shows ... . 138–51. On 12:31b–13:13 as an originally independent Pauline writing, see E. L. Titus, “Did Paul Write 1 Corinthians 13?” JBR 27 [1959], pp. 299–302. 12:31b ... the selflessness of sacrifice is worthless without the authorizing motivation of love. See J. K. Elliott, “In Favour of kauthēsomai at 1 Corinthians 13:3,” ZNW 62 (1971), pp. 297 ...

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