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NT Doctrine — Matthew 27:1-14
The parallels are Mark 15:1-5 and Luke 23:1-5. We learn that the Sanhedrin, with the support of the priestly leadership and judges, waited until dawn so that it was just barely legitimate that they convene and declare Jesus worthy of … Continue reading
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Teachings of Jesus — Luke 16:19-31
Jesus is still poking at the scribes and Pharisees. After hammering them for their insistence on perverting Moses to feed their idolatrous materialism, He points out how there was no way they could qualify for entrance into His Messianic Kingdom. … Continue reading
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Teachings of Jesus — Mark 12:41-44
There’s a very obvious meaning to this brief incident, but the story is far richer with the proper context. For once I’m going to link to an outside source with more details than I have room to share here. Please … Continue reading
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Tagged history israel, human suffering, Jesus, Judaism, offerings, oppression
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Teachings of Jesus — Mark 2:14-22
We depart from Matthew’s Gospel at this point. There is really nothing I can add now to the previous work I’ve done explaining Matthew 24 and 25 [PDF]. You can reread the PDF at your leisure. We jump now to … Continue reading
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Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 21:23-32
The final confrontation had begun. Jesus came to Jerusalem knowing He was about to be abused and executed. In the process, He must call attention to the moral failures of those who hated Him. The Sanhedrin were well aware of … Continue reading
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Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 20:1-16
This parable continues the context in the previous chapter. The Pharisees resented how Jesus was inviting the poor and unfortunate peasants into His teaching of the Kingdom of Heaven. This was part of the false doctrine that possessing material wealth … Continue reading
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Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 12:38-50
We can easily see how most religions in this world seek to make converts. The adherents consider it their duty to share what they regard as the ultimate universal religion for all humanity. The Hebrew Scriptures are loaded with prophetic … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant family, Jesus, Jonah, miracles of Jesus, Pharisaism, prophecy
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No Scarlet Letter
Maybe you remember the story in John 4, where Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman from Sychar. He could read her very soul, and noted that she had a very unstable romantic past. We know very little of the historical context … Continue reading
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Tagged human sexuality, Jesus, marriage, penitence, rituals, scripture, social conditioning
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