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New Testament Doctrine: Mark 2:13-22

Posted on August 28, 2021 by ehurst

Jesus addresses a major issue in New Testament Doctrine. It signifies yet another critical departure from Judaism. Levi Matthew is, according to a rather strong Early Church tradition, a cousin of Jesus because their mothers were sisters. That makes James … Continue reading →

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New Testament Doctrine: John 4:1-26

Posted on July 31, 2021 by ehurst

Rome would not have tolerated any trouble between the Jews and Samaritans. The spite remained, but things were generally peaceful. According to the Law of Moses, Jesus would later restrain His disciples from preaching to Samaritans the message meant to … Continue reading →

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Divine Discrimination

Posted on September 10, 2019 by ehurst

The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-29) is used by a lot of people who have no idea what it’s really about. The fundamental question asked by the lawyer is how to identify who is and isn’t your “neighbor.” … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 15:1-8

Posted on August 31, 2019 by ehurst

We don’t know where the Upper Room was, only that it was already established as a place Jesus and His disciples could use. The events that night established the Upper Room as their new headquarters, which had previously been in … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 6:22-59

Posted on April 6, 2019 by ehurst

This chapter of John’s Gospel opens with Jesus traveling to Galilee, then to Tiberias on the western shore. The crowds from the area had been following Him around, since they saw Him with His disciples and recognized this as the … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 4:27-42

Posted on March 23, 2019 by ehurst

Continuing the same scene from our previous lesson, the Twelve came back out to Jacob’s Well while Jesus was still speaking with the woman. While they wondered about this highly unlikely scene, they kept their silence. She left her water … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — John 3:1-12

Posted on March 9, 2019 by ehurst

A case can be made for thinking that the dialog of Jesus ends at verse 12 and John continues on with commentary. John recorded his gospel in good school-boy Greek, a language that has few of the punctuation marks we … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — Luke 19:11-27

Posted on February 23, 2019 by ehurst

It seems a significant number of folks don’t notice how the parable connects to the preface. Jesus was trying to help His disciples see that the He was not planning on instigating a regime change any time soon. In this … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — Luke 18:1-14

Posted on February 16, 2019 by ehurst

Luke pulls these two parables together, showing that the issues are related. There’s nothing remarkable about either one and both are among those parables most easily understood in almost any language. There was a judge, mostly likely a Sadducee by … Continue reading →

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Teachings of Jesus — Luke 17:20-37

Posted on February 9, 2019 by ehurst

Jesus healed ten lepers and only the one Samaritan returned to worship and give thanks. Jesus confirmed how it was his faith that healed him. As the writer of Hebrews notes, faith is the assurance of things we cannot perceive … Continue reading →

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