And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all yourContinue reading “Luke 10: 25-37….The Parable of the Good Samaritan.”
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Luke 11: 27-36….Jesus the Light of the World!
As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”Comment: Many make a big mistake when/if they thinkContinue reading “Luke 11: 27-36….Jesus the Light of the World!”
Luke 9 51-62….The trip to Jerusalem begins.
Introduction: The initial phrase of this passage does not give a date but it indicates that Jesus was beginning to think about His Crucifixion and Resurrection, Does the phrase “to be taken up’ mean ‘lifted up to be crucified’ or ‘raised from the dead”? At any rate for the next few weeks I will lookContinue reading “Luke 9 51-62….The trip to Jerusalem begins.”
Colossians 2: 16- 3: 4….Know Your standing! Be Positive!
Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, goingContinue reading “Colossians 2: 16- 3: 4….Know Your standing! Be Positive!”
Colossians 2: 6-15….A packed tight paragraph!
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. – Comment: The ‘therefores’ of scripture follow after very important stuff and are dependent on that as context. The context has been the supremacyContinue reading “Colossians 2: 6-15….A packed tight paragraph!”
Colossians 1: 15-23….Jesus Pre-eminent!
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all thingsContinue reading “Colossians 1: 15-23….Jesus Pre-eminent!”
Col 1: 13-23….The Son of God!
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,Continue reading “Col 1: 13-23….The Son of God!”
Colossians 1: 3-14….A packed Paragraph!
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the wordContinue reading “Colossians 1: 3-14….A packed Paragraph!”
Isaiah 59: 15b-21….If the standard means a flag to what does it refer?
Then the LORD saw it, and it displeased HimThat there was no justice. – the problem!16 He saw that there was no man,And wondered that there was no intercessor; – no answer.Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;And His own righteousness, it sustained Him. – 17 For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,AndContinue reading “Isaiah 59: 15b-21….If the standard means a flag to what does it refer?”
Mat 2: 8-12; Mark 1: 9-11; Luke 2: 25-32…. Epiphany.
Epiphany – is the name given to a Christian Holy Day celebrated in the Western Church today (or sometimes on the first Sunday after the New Year – no doubt for convenience) or in Orthodox churches on the 19th of January, somedays after their Christmas. It has three possible Biblical settings but they all haveContinue reading “Mat 2: 8-12; Mark 1: 9-11; Luke 2: 25-32…. Epiphany.”
As I read it! 