9 The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. 10 And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance 11 and saw the heavens opened and something […]
Serving the Law or People
Luke 14:1 ¶ One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. Luke 14:2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. Luke 14:3 And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the […]
There were Some Things the Law Couldn’t Do
1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his […]
Judaism at the time of Paul
Here is an interesting quote from the opening pages: “Temples were still erected for the old gods, priest continued to serve and sacrifice to be offered, but these were obsolete; and the myths about the gods were a spent force, no longer capable of satisfying the individual’s longing fr protection and blessing, salvation and redemption, in this world and the next. … “This is the background against which we have to view Judaism with all its differences and strangeness, its belief in the one, invisible God, Lord of heaven and earth, the rigor of its law, its ethical and ritual commandments (observance of the Sabbath, the dietary laws, etc.), its uniform way of life throughout the whole world, the venerable antiquity of its history, its call to turn away from all idolatry and moral confusion, and its proclamation of the judgment about to overtake the impenitent and of the peace and righteousness which the Messiah, soon to come, would bring in his train.” – p.7 It kind of boggles my mind to realize that people were attracted to the rule of law and the moral standards of Judaism.
Joseph paid their debt
Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks. s I had your money.” t Then he brought Simeon out to them.
… The guard got his money for their grain, which means that when Joseph had his men put money back in their bags when they were there last, he put money from his own account in there.
Punishment Without Shame
I was reading John 19 about Jesus and Pilate and followed a reference from a friend to Deut 25. Deut. 25:3 but he must not give him more than forty lashes. If he is flogged more than that, your brother will be degraded in your eyes. Punishment under Levitical law was not intended to degrade […]
Judging the Law Rightly
‚ÄúJesus said to them, ‚ÄúI did one miracle, and you are all astonished. Yet, 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 […]