Category: Bible Commentary

Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? //Paul Froese and Christopher Bader published a book in 2010 called America’s Four Gods. It was based on a 2005 study that divided American believers into four categories, depending upon how they pictured God. These four…

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. //I’ll shortly be reviewing a novel titled A Man Called Jesus by author Rick Herrick, and there’s a statement Jesus makes in his book that I haven’t forgotten….

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. //Today’s teaching is found only in one book of the bible: The Gospel of Matthew. In fact, a good number of our Christian teachings come…

Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.” //One of the most interesting “arguments” that takes place in scripture is this matter of whether the Old Testament law is…

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular //This is Pauline theology, and it’s an interesting concept. The Church, says Paul, is the body of Christ. I’ve mentioned before that the word Christ is a greek translation of the Hebrew word Messiah, and both mean anointed, or…

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. //What does this verse mean to you? Should it be read literally–as a promise that Jesus would arrive in power within the lives of those he spoke to–or should we interpret the word “generation”…

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. //Mark’s Gospel is known for many peculiarities, and one of them is this matter of the Messianic Secret. Mark begins his gospel with this verse, introducing Jesus. Then, throughout the story of Jesus, he portrays the disciples as…

And a multitude was sitting around Him; and they said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking You.” But He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?” //The early Church met in homes, before the emerging Church structure, size, and political acceptance began…

But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out… //I just read in Richard Gist’s new book that there are twenty two places in the New Testament where Paul is referred to as an apostle. Two of those…

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” //Many scholars suggest that before Jesus went out on his own he was a follower of John the Baptist. While there are many reasons for this…