Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
Summary: Life is complicated, and so is the Bible. Sometimes, it helps to simplify things. Hopefully, a simple explanation using a peanut will help us see the value of this passage.
Continue reading “Galatians 1: 22-23 – Nuts”
The Jews who heard these words were again divided. Many of them said, ”He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?”
But others said, ”These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
You can understand why someone might think Jesus was a bit unhinged. Talking about taking laying his life down and taking it up again clearly is the talk of a madman, unless, of course, he really was who he said he was. But that couldn’t be … could it? Naw… The man must be crazy!
Continue reading “Crazy – John 10: 19-21”