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  • Moses: please kill me now

    Broadly speaking there are three possible responses to Moses' predicament. 1. An egoless surrender to all that confronts him out of faith in and love of God. 2. Self-pity about the "mess" which God has…

    Created 10 months ago

    Numbers 11:14 (NKJV)

  • on mission

    A strange command given the primary directive to love neighbor, heal the sick and raise the dead which comes right before it. Are the sick not precisely those who will not listen to or welcome the disciples?…

    Created 11 months ago

    Matthew 10:14 (NIVUK)

  • one body

    Can fornication divide us from Christ's body? Yes, if it is not rectified. But can fornication really make us one with a prostitute? This seems to be hyperbole for the sake of the Corinthians conversion.…

    Created 11 months ago

    1 Corinthians 6:15 (NASB)

  • in my name

    Did they actually do what they claim to have done? If so, then why are they "evil doers"? If they did do what they claim, Christ would have to have "known" them - unless what is meant here is that he…

    Created 11 months ago

    Matthew 7:21 (NIVUK)

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-06-23

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-06-15

  • magnanimity

    Because the Christian has everything in Christ, he can afford to give away even self-defense. The actions prescribed by Jesus are of a man who finds ultimate value in something that does not require a…

    Created 12 months ago

    Matthew 5:38 (NASB)

  • hands and side

    After he appeared he showed them his hands and side without their asking, then they rejoiced. Why then is such a big deal made of Thomas's need to see his hands and side? Because he did not believe when…

    Created 12 months ago

    John 20:20 (NASB)

  • nkjv ascension

    Tarry in Jerusalem until you are endued with the power from on high... This is an interesting instance in which the disciples are called, specifically to wait on the spirit's movement in time and space.…

    Created 12 months ago

  • Joshua and the man with the drawn sword

    Reveals the will of god and the might of his will, the definitive character of his will.

    Created about 1 year ago