Archive for May, 2007
Images of the Savior (28 – His Dispute with the Pharisees over Ceremonial Uncleanness)
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007And summoning the crowd again, he said unto them, “All of you hear me and understand: there is nothing outside a man which by entering into him is able to defile him; but the things which proceed out of a man are the things which defile the man”. – Mark 7:14-15 We may observe in this […]
Doctrines of Grace – Categorized Scripture List
Sunday, May 27th, 2007God has recently given us the opportunity to discuss some theological issues with other Christians who believe differently than we do on a number of points, most notably the doctrines of grace. In such a circumstance, given the overwhelming supply of scriptural evidence that comes to bear on the topic, it seemed to me that […]
Images of the Savior (27 – His Walking on the Water)
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking upon the sea they were troubled, and were saying, “It is a ghost!”; and they cried out in fear. And immediately Jesus spoke unto them, saying, “Take courage, it is I: do […]
Images of the Savior (1 — The Creation of the World)
Saturday, May 19th, 2007In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth….And God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. – Genesis 1:1,3 When Jesus offered up for all believers his high-priestly prayer in their behalf, he summed up the essence of his request thus: “Father, I desire that those whom you have given me might […]
Images of the Savior (26 – His Feeding the Five Thousand)
Thursday, May 17th, 2007Jesus then said unto them, “Truly, truly, I say unto you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven; for the bread of God is the One who descends from heaven and gives life to the world”. – John 6:32-33 In this remarkable account, we […]
The Impact of New Testament Mystery Revelation on Old Testament Hermeneutics
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007When Paul quoted Genesis 2:24 in Ephesians 5:31, and expounded upon it thus: “This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the Church”; he was engaging in a hermeneutical process that had definite roots in Old Testament revelatory processes, as exemplified most notably in Daniel chapter two; and also, in […]
Images of the Savior (25 – His Sending Out the Twelve)
Saturday, May 12th, 2007Then he says to his disciples, “The harvest is much, but the workers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send out workers into his harvest”. – Matthew 9:37-38 Immediately before Jesus sends his disciples to go throughout Israel from city to city, healing, casting out demons, and preaching the good […]
Images of the Savior (The History of Israel, God’s Firstborn Son)
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. – Hosea 11:1 Thus far in our reflection on the types and images of the Savior from the pages of the Old Testament, we have spent much time looking at specific events, persons, and occurrences which foreshadowed the Messiah […]
Images of the Savior (24 – His Raising of Jairus’s Daughter)
Friday, May 4th, 2007While he was still speaking, some of the rulers of the synagogue came, saying, “Your daughter has died; why do you still trouble the Teacher?”. But Jesus, having heard the word which was spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue [i.e. Jairus], “Do not fear, only believe”. – Mark 5:35-36 Within the account of Jesus’ […]
Thoughts on Thinking
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007Thinking is much like traveling: for just as when a man travels he moves from scene to scene, and is ever confronted with new sights, so a thinking man moves from thought to thought, and is ever confronted with new vistas and different perspectives and vantage points. And just as a traveler may only find himself […]