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which body are you part of
The body of Christ or the body of Rome? No middle ground.
Created 29 days ago
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context
So the words of institution are a response to gluttony and unjust, imperial feasting. We place them in context of the fall but they are actually in the context of fighting inequality.
Created 29 days ago
1 Corinthians 11:17 (CEB), 1 Corinthians 11:18 (CEB), 1 Corinthians 11:19 (CEB), 1 Corinthians 11:20 (CEB), 1 Corinthians 11:21 (CEB)
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interest
The Law prohibited taking interest which is why the servant doesn't do it.
Created 29 days ago
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subarion
It is a wrapping cloth used for wrapping unclean dead bodies. To the servant, this money is unclean.
Created 29 days ago
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how do you make 1000%
You loan the money to a farmer with a huge interest rate. The next year, you take the land to pay the land. The servant is foreclosing on land and enslave people and sell the lot.
Created 29 days ago
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herods sons
Petitioned to keep herods rule in Rome. The citizens also journeyed to Rome to petition for them not to be given power because they were cruel. In the end, the citizens who went to Rome were slaughtered…
Created 29 days ago
Luke 19:12 (CEB), Luke 19:13 (CEB), Luke 19:14 (CEB), Luke 19:27 (CEB)
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saved
Not by repentance, but by works. Hmmmmm. Salvation is there for the wealthy as well as the poor.
Created 29 days ago
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why this response?
Jesus sees something in Zacchaeus he didn't know he had. Z feel free to let it go because Jesus has identified him Z was asking for it. If he wanted to fly under the radar he wouldn't have climbed…
Created 29 days ago
Leviticus 25:1 (CEB), Deuteronomy 15:1 (CEB), Luke 19:8 (CEB)
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the whole earth is mine
I am on the lords side, love for the land and for all people, not just Israel. This is greater than Israel. The question is, is Joshua on Gods side?
Created 29 days ago
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kill em all
Sometimes God follows a dead end. The story of conquest is transformed in Christ. In Matthew 15, Jesus overthrows the violence. Jesus is creating a different kingdom than that under Joshua.
Created 29 days ago
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baskets
12 baskets 12 tribes of Israel Canaanite woman 7 baskets 7 Gentile tribes (Deuteronomy 7) Jesus is fulfilling Abrahams blessing to bless ALL families of the earth.
Created 29 days ago
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baskets
12 baskets 12 tribes of Israel Canaanite woman 7 baskets 7 Gentile tribes (Deuteronomy 7) Jesus is fulfilling Abrahams blessing to bless ALL families of the earth.
Created 29 days ago
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after the 5000
There weren't crumbs, there were 12 baskets! She knows Jesus feeds abundantly.
Created 29 days ago
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who is he talking to
He replied. Not necessarily talking to her. Replying to the disciples, not to her.
Created 29 days ago
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groups
All the nations, the others, are represented by these groups. Anyone who is not Israelites. Canaanite eventually becomes name for everyone else.
Created 29 days ago
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who sits at his right and left?
The thieves. Jesus throne is on the cross. Christ shares his throne with those with whom he is crucified.
Created 29 days ago
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why is joseph in Nazareth?
Joseph possibly left Bethlehem to avoid paying a tax he could not afford. His family would be paying a tax even if they likely lost their land. Soldiers would have come into Nazareth looking for "strangers",…
Created 29 days ago
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Jesus and Caesar
People would normally hear these words in terms of Caesar, not Christ. This IS the Messiah.
Created 29 days ago
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her family still lives among israel
Every time I meet a boy named Joshua, I tell him the story of the falling of Jericho. They need to hear that God honours their noise and antics. Rahab, a prostitute, is named in the genealogy of Jesus…
Created about 1 month ago
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these will be an enduring memorial
This week I participated in a history timeline exercise. One of our leanings was that, with the advancement of technology, things come and go so fast. MySpace was fundamental in how we each use social…
Created about 1 month ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-02-11
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-01-19
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2012-01-18
