Tag: Gospels
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Jesus Is More Than a Marriage Ref
When we read Jesus’ teaching on divorce in Matthew 19:1-9 (or Mark 10:1-12), it’s easy to get bogged down in the details of who can get divorced for what reason. I did that extensively once—I wrote a position paper on divorce in seminary. But I think in the context of what Matthew (and Mark, of […]
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Why is the New Testament Reliable?
John Calvin Let all those acute censors, whose highest pleasure it is to banish a reverential regard of Scripture from their own and other men’s hearts, come forward; let them read the Gospel of John, and, willing or unwilling, they will find a thousand sentences which will at least arouse them from their sloth; nay, […]
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My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Why did Jesus cry, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” on the cross? Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). He is called “lamb,” of course, because of the Old Testament where lambs were designated to be the sin-bearers for the people […]
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Words
Daily I am reminded of how careless I am with words. Thankfully, Christ died for the sins of my tongue just as much as any other sin. Here is a “Bible verse poem” compiled from Proverbs 10:19, Ephesians 4:29, Luke, 6:45, and Matthew 12:36-37. Lord, remind us of the power of our words Words When words […]
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Eating Jesus’ Body Means Believing His Words
When you sit down to spend time in the Bible, do you ever find yourself just reading the words, instead of ingesting them into your soul? This year, I have been following a read-through-the-Bible in a year program. There are a lot of chapters to read each day, and sometimes I can slip into reading […]
JAMES PRUCH 