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Zero Balance
What are you working for? Food that perishes, or food that lasts forever? And who’s going to give you such food? The Son of Man.
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Re-member!
So you say you’re a part of a church? Perhaps you’ve been forgetting about some of her members.
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Back to Basics
John 6 contains a lot of material that is used in arguing for or against advanced doctrinal topics. While it’s not wrong to try to understand what Jesus was talking about in today’s passage, it’s more important not to miss one very key point he makes.
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Walled Gardens
If you’re trying to rule a kingdom in the 1400’s, good strong walls are a great asset. If you’re trying to maximize profits, keeping competition at bay is very helpful. If you’re part of a religious organization, chances are someone has (or will) try to build some walls to “protect” it. Is this good, or…
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Lost in Translation
When we’re taught that the Bible is God’s Word and we’re given a copy of it written in English, we often assume that understanding its meaning should be a pretty straightforward task. As we see in today’s episode, the nature of time, geography, culture, and translation warn us that it’s very easy to misunderstand communication,…
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Water Walker
Today we discuss the day when Jesus walked on water, and some of the Old Testament passages that have been suggested as the background context which helps interpret the passage. One suggestion is a possibility (Psalm 77), another is a perhaps more interesting option (Job 9), and the last is probably best considered an example…
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The SCARIEST Words in the Bible
The Bible teaches us many amazing things, and simple things, and complex things, and … terrifying things.Today’s episode is teaching on perhaps the most SCARY thing in the Bible for modern Christians. The ideas discussed herein just might leave you unable to carry on with life as you always knew it. Your pastor might never…
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Why Jesus is THE Prophet
Michael Heiser once said that it’s the “strange” things in the Bible that are important. In today’s episode on John 6, we consider the various “strange” details that show up in the feeding of the 5,000, and discover that they all point back to the Exodus, Moses, and the promise of a capital-p Prophet who…
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Warning: Hard Work ahead!
In a world of AI, air travel, and microwaves, working hard to accomplish a task seems like such a waste of effort. We want our religion to be give to us pre-packaged, and we want to understand it without having to think very much. Bible study is indeed made far easier by leaning on the…
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Shell Game Theology
To make sense of John 5, you’ve got to understand Agency. When you understand Agency, you might be surprised at where you end up. Links: LutheranSatire “St. Patrick’s Bad Analogies” Jewish Encyclopedia entry on Agency A few of the major traditional creeds (Note especially the difference between the Apostle’s Creed and the Athanasian Creed, both…
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