Jews looking to Jesus as the hope of Israel faltered when Jesus spoke of his death (John 12:20-36). When the week began, Jesus’ disciples and other Jews praised Jesus as the King or Messiah (Luke 19:28-45). Thus, talk of death confused and concerned them. Jesus had said if I be lifted up, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Christ’
March 10, 2008
Hermeneutics: In Search of Pattern or Reality (Part V) — If It Doesn’t Fit
Stephen became the first Christian martyr because of a Jewish congregational dispute over interpretation of scripture (See Acts 6 and 7). They accused Stephen of speaking against the temple and the customs of the law of Moses. Before the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council, Stephen defended his teaching on the basis of the [...]
December 16, 2007
Christmas in A Cappella Style
(Credits: Find original posting on www.youtube.com at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8. Find out more about this posting and the concert at: http://www.a-cappella.com/product/646… The original members of Straight No Chaser perform their comedic version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” at the Musical Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana. December 7th, 1998.)
I hope you enjoyed this. [...]
November 18, 2007
Christ Expressing Christ
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body though many are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body – Jews or Greeks, slaves or free – and all were made to drink [...]
November 14, 2007
Hermeneutics: Interpretation and Keeping Away from Idolatry
“Little children, keep yourselves from idols (1 John 5:21, ESV). It’s an abrupt and provocative ending to the Apostle John’s letter. It must be especially important. John wrote to Christians who were delivered from pagan idolatry. Yet he knew from his own heritage, how hard it was for the Hebrews to [...]
