John 11.3 So the sisters sent to him, saying, ‚ÄúLord, he whom you love is ill.‚Äù Something has to be said about Lazarus being loved by Jesus, a friend of Jesus, and NOT one of the disciples. Considering that the 12 are mentioned in several places and arguing about who would be the greatest and…
I just finished Prodigal God, by Timothy Keller, and it is very very good. I think it messed me up more than ever though concerning Jesus and grace! Here is the premise: In the so-called ‘parable of the prodigal son’ Jesus actually tells the story of two lost sons. One is lost because of his…
‚ÄúYet, because Moses gave you circumcision (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a child on the Sabbath. Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing the whole…
Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers(Heb 13:1-2 NIV) This passage says continue the philadelphia, but don’t neglect the philoxenia. Philadelphia is the love of the brothers, those from the same family. Philoxenia is the love of the strangers, those that are outsiders. I think it’s interesting that the…
