Luke 4-5 A prophet in his hometown
From Luke 4-5 In today’s passage Jesus reads a prophecy of scripture and says he is its fulfilment. Q. Who do you think are the people most likely to respond properly to Jesus? This post is [ Read More … ]
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Romans Dialogue – 06 – Sneak Peek at the scripted text
Welcome again to this series of posts on the dialogue in Romans. It gives a basic outline of the sequence from the initial creation of Romans, its transportation to the Roman Church, and the probable [ Read More … ]
Luke 2-3 Jesus increased in wisdom and stature
From Luke 2-3 Jesus had an unusual childhood. As one might expect for one who shares two natures. One eternal and divine, the other human. He learnt and grew like most of us, yet already we see [ Read More … ]
Romans Dialogue – 05 – Framing Romans (Rom 2-1)
Welcome again to this series of posts on the dialogue in Romans. It gives a basic outline of the sequence from the initial creation of Romans, its transportation to the Roman Church, and the probable [ Read More … ]
Luke 1 A narrative of the things accomplished
From Luke 1 The gospel preached by Paul is a narrative of the birth, life, death, resurrection and appearances of Jesus. This narrative brings about the salvation of those who believe it. Let’s keep reading [ Read More … ]
Romans Dialogue – 04 – Framing Romans (Rom 3-5)
Welcome again to this series of posts on the dialogue in Romans. It gives a basic outline of the sequence from the initial creation of Romans, its transportation to the Roman Church, and the probable [ Read More … ]
Mark 15-16 Come down from the cross so we may see and believe
From Mark 15-16 They call him the Christ, the King of Israel. They don’t believe this, rather they say it to ridicule Jesus as he dies. The irony is, Jesus is the Christ, the king of [ Read More … ]
Romans Dialogue – 03 – Framing Romans (Rom 2-3)
Welcome again to this series of posts on the dialogue in Romans. It gives a basic outline of the sequence from the initial creation of Romans, its transportation to the Roman Church, and the probable [ Read More … ]
Mark 14 My blood of the covenant
From Mark 14 Jesus predicts his oncoming death and resurrection. He knows what he is about to accomplish and is determined to make it so. Jesus is the king of the new Kingdom he is about [ Read More … ]
Romans Dialogue – 02 – Framing Romans (Rom 1-2)
Welcome again to this series of posts on the dialogue in Romans. It gives a basic outline of the sequence from the initial creation of Romans, its transportation to the Roman Church, and the probable [ Read More … ]