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What to Cut
Having built the case throughout the first two chapters for the economy of joy, the partnership in giving, the fellowship of shared suffering, that results in the exponential fellowship of shared triumphs,…
Created 27 days ago
Philippians 3:1 (NASB), Philippians 3:2 (NASB), Philippians 3:3 (NASB)
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An Echo
Epaphroditus' story echoes and mirrors that of Paul, thus reinforcing the themes of Philippians in a nutshell.Ep. is longing for the Phil. because they heard he was sick; Paul longs for them because they…
Created about 1 month ago
Philippians 2:25 (NASB), Philippians 2:26 (NASB), Philippians 2:27 (NASB), Philippians 2:28 (NASB), Philippians 2:29 (NASB), Philippians 2:30 (NASB)
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Genuine
In this apparently mundane passage about sending Timothy for a visit, Paul manages to work in almost every theme he has spoken of so far in the epistle. Life and doctrine go hand in hand for him. First…
Created about 1 month ago
Philippians 2:19 (NASB), Philippians 2:20 (NASB), Philippians 2:21 (NASB), Philippians 2:22 (NASB), Philippians 2:23 (NASB)
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Operation at a Distance
I have already commented on the final verses of this chapter, the reciprocation of mutual joy, but before I move on to chapter 3 I see a note is in order about verses 12-13 since they actually constitute…
Created about 1 month ago
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Joy and Co-Joy
I always find it interesting when the Greek has a single word that must be translated with multiple words in English, as is the case here. What is rendered "share my joy" or "rejoice together" is really…
Created about 1 month ago
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High, Low, Self, Other
So much has been written on the abundance of rich doctrine in this chapter which I cannot add to; however, I continue my analysis of Philippians as a contribution thank you letter, mining for insights…
Created about 1 month ago
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Citizen Soldiers
Paul now moves, as he always does, from explaining his own situation, to applying his situation to the lives of his readers. This is both a teaching technique of his (illustration by personal example)…
Created about 1 month ago
Philippians 1:27 (NASB), Philippians 1:28 (NASB), Philippians 1:29 (NASB), Philippians 1:30 (NASB)
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Diversifying
I spend most of my last post arguing that when Paul says "to die is gain" and "to depart and be with Christ is better" he is referring to the act of dying itself, specifically the act of martyrdom, as…
Created about 1 month ago
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Spin
I started in my last note looking at Philippians as a Contribution Thank You letter and seeing what we could learn from it about giving in the church and in Christian ministries. In the first 11 verses…
Created about 1 month ago
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Contribution Letter
I've read Philippians many times, but it occurred to me just the other day that this is a contribution thank you letter. The church in Philippi sends Paul money via Epaphras, and now he sends back this…
Created about 1 month ago
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Profit in Christ's Economy
Others have written more eloquently than I could about the exchanged life Paul summarizes here and preaches throughout all his letters. He no longer has his "own" life, to live is Christ; Jesus is living…
Created about 1 month ago
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Trying on the Wedding Dress
The other day my future sister-in-law came over to see my wife, excited because she had just picked up her wedding dress. The two of them and my daughter went in a room to try it on while I tried to explain…
Created 3 months ago
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Off Screen
In our church as in many we employ iMag technology to put the faces of people on stage up on screens to make them easier to see for those in the back of the room. It's a good thing to have, but I sometimes…
Created 5 months ago
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Redefining the Sacred
Three factors more than any other from the Law gave the Jewish people their identity in the time of Jesus: the temple, the food laws, and the Sabbath. Mark's second chapter challenges and redefines all…
Created 5 months ago
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Keeping up with Jesus
The movements of Jesus in this first chapter of Mark's gospel form a paradigm for the church. His first move is to the synagogue. This is the pattern we will see Paul follow in the book of Acts: when…
Created 5 months ago
Mark 1:21 (NASB), Mark 1:22 (NASB), Mark 1:23 (NASB), Mark 1:24 (NASB), Mark 1:25 (NASB), Mark 1:26 (NASB), Mark 1:27 (NASB), Mark 1:28 (NASB), Mark 1:29 (NASB), Mark 1:30 (NASB), Mark 1:31 (NASB), Mark 1:32 (NASB), Mark 1:33 (NASB), Mark 1:34 (NASB), Mark 1:35 (NASB), Mark 1:36 (NASB), Mark 1:37 (NASB), Mark 1:38 (NASB), Mark 1:39 (NASB), Mark 1:40 (NASB), Mark 1:41 (NASB), Mark 1:42 (NASB), Mark 1:43 (NASB), Mark 1:44 (NASB), Mark 1:45 (NASB)
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-11-29
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Who's in and who's out
I'm always perplexed by sections of scripture that don't seem to go together, and if I'm honest I'm perplexed often by the ordering of the gospel narratives. This chapter, for example, seems to skip from…
Created 7 months ago
Mark 9:33 (KJV), Mark 9:34 (KJV), Mark 9:35 (KJV), Mark 9:36 (KJV), Mark 9:37 (KJV), Mark 9:38 (KJV), Mark 9:39 (KJV), Mark 9:40 (KJV), Mark 9:41 (KJV), Mark 9:42 (KJV), Mark 9:43 (KJV), Mark 9:44 (KJV), Mark 9:45 (KJV), Mark 9:46 (KJV), Mark 9:47 (KJV), Mark 9:48 (KJV), Mark 9:49 (KJV), Mark 9:50 (KJV)
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-05-01
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Follow later
I've always thought about these verses in the negative: Peter says, Lord I would lay down my life for you, Jesus says, no you won't, you'll deny you even know me. But Jesus doesn't say, "no you won't."…
Created about 1 year ago
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The Complaint Room
Heaven has this odd arrangement: the floor plan is such that the corridor leading to the Complaints Department is right next to the Judge's Chambers. There is nothing else down this corridor, and hence…
Created about 1 year ago
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Better done right than proved right
I have to admit sometimes when I am disciplining my children, and they keep disobeying over and over, sometimes I reach a point where I want them to push me over the line. I say, if you do that again,…
Created about 1 year ago
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Resume
Things not on Paul's list of accomplishments to prove his authority to the Corinthians: His degree or what seminary he attended How many articles he has had published Conferences he has spoken at…
Created about 1 year ago
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Church Growth
I have seen a church planted in an area that seems to be built on the idea, "everyone else is doing church wrong; we will do it the right way and all the real Christians will start joining us." Unintentionally,…
Created about 1 year ago
2 Corinthians 10:14 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 10:15 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 10:16 (NASB)
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Two marks of right "prosperity"
I remember hearing these verses from Prosperity Gospel preachers to indicate that God wants you to be rich, you just have to have faith. That view has been rightly discredited by proper interpretation…
Created about 1 year ago
2 Corinthians 9:11 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 9:12 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 9:13 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 9:14 (NASB)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-03-22
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-03-22
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The importance of eagerness
Paul is developing a theme throughout 2 Corinthians around the importance of the human will--desire, willingness, volunteering, energy, diligence, eagerness. He's not interested in compliance. He's interested…
Created about 1 year ago
2 Corinthians 8:3 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 8:4 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 8:5 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 8:6 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 8:7 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 8:8 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 8:9 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 8:10 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 8:11 (NASB), 2 Corinthians 8:12 (NASB)
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Putting the mirror back together
Although some translations insert "only", the basic translation of this verse is "in that day the Lord will be one, and his name will be one." After recently studying the tower of Babel, I've been thinking…
Created over 1 year ago
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Whose Vision
I love this verse. God asks, is your vision determined by mine, or mine by yours? If you think something is too hard, does that mean it will be to hard for Me? In the subsequent verses, He explains at…
Created over 1 year ago
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1 Samuel 23:4
1 Samuel 23:4 (ASV)
Then David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thy hand.Created about 3 years ago
Labels: justice
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1 Samuel 23:3
1 Samuel 23:3 (ASV)
And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?Created about 3 years ago
Labels: justice
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Proverbs 1:28
Proverbs 1:28 (ASV)
Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:Created about 3 years ago
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