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I.If you read the first 13 verses of John 7, you see that Jesus has gone to the festival in Jerusalem “in secret” after his brothers (who were not his disciples) had encouraged him to go to the festival to … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Religion
I.So Jesus one day decides the best route to his destination is to go through Samaria. Oh, I have read time and time again, this was not the road that faithful, practicing Jewish rabbis would take. Or for that matter, … Continue reading
I.This week we have as our focus Jesus’ interactions with 10 lepers, their being cleansed of their skin diseases, and their responses to Jesus’ instructions to them. Two readings from the the book of Leviticus give us some important background, … Continue reading
I.There is a problem with this week’s Scripture – it can be so familiar to many of us, that we no longer hear it, but instead hear what we already “know” about the passage, or “think” we know about it. … Continue reading
I.James continues to offer instruction this week. In this week’s readings there is the very known command that we are to be, “… doers of the word and not merely hearers …” (James 1:22) And what might be a little … Continue reading
VI. The words of Malachi we hear this week begin with a command to the priests, the religious leaders. As we go on to hear the words preserved in Malachi 3 we hear, Then I will draw near to you … Continue reading
IV.Let’s go back to the question from Monday, “… what definition of piety do you come up with?” Does your definition sound like one of these? “the quality of being religious or reverent” “a belief or point of view that … Continue reading
I. This week we hear Jesus give some practical and concrete examples of what he thinks “religion” is about. We hear him mention “practicing your piety.” I guess “piety” is about religion? After you read through this passage several times … Continue reading