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NT Doctrine — John 18:12-27; Matthew 26:57-75
The parallel passages are Mark 14:43-72 and Luke 22:54-65. Mark alone mentions the young man who had followed Jesus and His disciples to the Garden from a distance, and stayed just close enough to watch the whole thing. When the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Jesus the Messiah, New Testament, persecution, Talmud
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NT Doctrine — John 13
(By request, I’m restoring these weekly Bible lessons to this blog. They will still appear in the forum as well.) The Seder was symbolic in the first place. It marked the birth of the Nation of Israel, the defining redemption … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus Christ, John's Gospel, Messiah, New Testament, teaching
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New Testament Doctrine — Matthew 12:1-14
The Sabbath Law was surprisingly simple: Don’t do any work. Treat it as a day dedicated to Jehovah for His use. The only question about executing this would be: How would God want to use this day? Eventually, distinctions were … Continue reading
Nothing Else Matters
I’m not the first to discuss this: The Old Testament makes mention of spiritual birth. When Nicodemus interviewed Jesus in John 3, we see the elder man’s confusion over the concept of spiritual birth. But Jesus answered from within the … Continue reading
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Tagged covenants, divine election, fallen nature, human futility, Law of Moses, New Testament, old testament
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New Testament Doctrine: John 2:13-25
The task starts to get challenging. We will need to refer to a harmony of the Gospels before we go any farther. I’ve yet to find that I agree with totally, but in order to keep this simple, I’ll link … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Gospels, Jesus Cleansing the Temple, John's Gospel, legalism, Messiah, messianic expectations, miracles of Jesus, New Testament, Pharisaical Hellenism
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New Testament Doctrine: Matthew 4:12-25
It was common for rabbis to accumulate disciples. All the more so was this true for Messianic preachers. This messianic fervor had been running rampant since at least the Period of the Maccabees, and had reached a fever pitch under … Continue reading
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New Testament Doctrine — Matthew 3
John the Baptist grew up knowing his mission. He also knew that his cousin Jesus was the Messiah, so his job was to prepare the way for Him. Matthew (another cousin of Jesus) tells us that John began his ministry … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Gospels, John the Baptist, John's Gospel, Luke's Gospel, Matthew's Gospel, Nazarite vow, New Testament, Pharisee, Sadducees, Sanhedrin
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New Testament Doctrine — Luke 1:5-25
We seek shalom — peace with our Creator. The Messiah came to offer His Nation one last chance to retain all the promises and blessings of the Covenant of Moses. This ancient covenant — a suzerain-vassal treaty — had to … Continue reading
NT Doctrine — Acts 2
The symbolism is so thick you could cut it with an ax. The Day of Pentecost is just another name for First Fruits. In this chapter of Acts, we are about to see the first fruits of the New Covenant … Continue reading →