Posts Tagged ‘Masterclass’
Masterclass: Romans 3
A Biblical Loophole? At the beginning of chapter 3, Paul addresses an argument regarding man’s relationship with sin under the New Covenant of Jesus Christ. Let’s start with verses 3 and 4 below: What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being…
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Some Judgment is Not Ours to Make You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. — Romans 2:1 When should we, as Christians, cast judgment? In our English language, we use…
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Introducing Romans The book of Romans represents a shift in the New Testament. The first four books in the New Testament are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — the Gospels. In those books we are told of Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, coming to His people. We hear about His life, death, and resurrection,…
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He Has Risen! In the final chapter of the Gospel of Mark, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome journeyed to Jesus’ tomb with the intention of anointing his deceased body. It eventually occurred to them that there would be a stone in place at the entrance of the tomb, and they’d have…
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You Have Said So, Pilate Pontius Pilate was a Roman official who was tasked with governing over Judea, during Roman occupation. In Jesus’ day, the Romans allowed the Jews to keep their own law, have their own leaders, and practice their own religion. The Sanhedrin were the ruling body of Jews in Judea, and they…
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The Anointing at Bethany In His last days before the crucifixion, Jesus spent a lot of time in the town of Bethany. There, a woman unnamed by the Gospel of Mark (but believed by scholars to be Mary Magdalene) stepped forward and anointed Jesus’ head. Anointing was the practice of applying oil or a similar…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // The Coming of the Kingdom
Understanding Biblical Genres Chapter 13 of the Gospel of Mark contains teaching from Jesus’ about the End Times. Biblical descriptions of what is yet to come can be difficult to interpret. But there are some tools we can use as we dig into The Word that can help guide our understanding. Two of the biggest…
Read MoreMasterclass: The Book of Mark // Invest in God’s Kingdom
The Parable of the Tenants In Mark 12:1-11, Jesus tells the chief priests and teachers of the law a parable. The story involved a man who rented his vineyard to a group of tenants while he lived in another place. When the man sent servants to collect some of the fruit at harvest time, the…
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Jesus Enters Jerusalem How would you expect a king to enter his land? The Israelites thought their Messiah would come on a chariot of horses, or something equally impressive. But Jesus, the King of kings, entered Jerusalem on a donkey. Why? Jesus didn’t come to conquer His enemies, like the Jewish people expected. As we’ve…
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Relationships Over Religion Have you ever heard someone say that Christianity is a relationship, not a religion? Many of the people Jesus came into contact with during His earthly ministry were very religious, but those same people misunderstood Jesus’ teaching time and time again. Take, for example, the story of Mark 10:2-12. The Pharisees, who…
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