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Teachings of Jesus — John 8:48-59

Posted on May 25, 2019 by ehurst

The world uses a lot of excuses to avoid dealing with the issue of Jesus as the Son of God. This passage of John has been ignored, twisted, and sometimes cut out of the Bible on the flimsiest grounds because … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 8:31-47

Posted on May 18, 2019 by ehurst

Faith is not an ethnic identity. The issue here is not who was born of Abraham, but who embraced Abraham’s faith. On the surface, the English translations of this passage can be somewhat confusing. If these folks began believing in … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 8:21-30

Posted on May 11, 2019 by ehurst

A critical element in divine revelation is ensuring that no one has any excuse when they stand before divine judgment. This explains why Jesus spent so much time explaining things to those who would never believe His message. This is … Continue reading →

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Radix Fidem Curriculum 04

Posted on May 10, 2019 by ehurst

5. Jesus the Messiah When Christ began His ministry, a critical element in what He did was to call His people back to the ancient Hebrew understanding of the Covenant. A great deal of what He had to say is … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 8:1-12

Posted on April 27, 2019 by ehurst

Personally, I suspect John was like any other writer, in that sometimes he published something only to wish later he had remembered to include something important. In some English translations you will find marginal notes or footnotes indicating that this … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 7:25-53

Posted on April 20, 2019 by ehurst

We know that Luke managed to ferret out the details of Jesus’ birth and some outline of His early years. His gospel reflects this dramatic tale of birth in His ancestral home of Bethlehem, as a descendent of King David. … Continue reading →

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Hands Tied by God

Posted on April 20, 2019 by ehurst

First and foremost: We follow Christ alone. Without any apology, we serve Him at whatever cost to our comfort, convenience, or even our lives. Furthermore, we assert that most Westerners have no clue who He is, nor who He was … Continue reading →

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Biblical Morals in War

Posted on April 19, 2019 by ehurst

If we are going to follow Christ, we cannot afford to insert into our religion a value system that He did not hold. If there’s one thing this blog shouts out repeatedly, it’s that Western morals do not reflect those … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 7:14-24

Posted on April 13, 2019 by ehurst

This chapter of John’s Gospel opens with about six months after the events in Chapter 5, wherein Jesus healed the paralyzed man on the Sabbath. The Sanhedrin were seeking to lay hands on Jesus with the intent to secretly execute … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 5:17-47

Posted on March 30, 2019 by ehurst

The Nation of Israel was not a nation of laws, but of direct divine rule. Neither God nor Moses legislated; the Covenant was not fixed. It was merely the written expression of the Sovereign’s will, a revelation of His divine … Continue reading →

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