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3rd Sunday of Lent: Rage Against Evil
We are used to the meek, gentle and suffering Jesus depicted in religious articles and art – stampitas, pictures, statues and painting. This corresponds with our view of Jesus as meek, mild a…
Joseph Echano,
When Jesus Destroys What You Love - Amy Lively
This question looks back at the section called New Testament 2.0 on pages 62-64 when we read about Jesus saying, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up” (John 2:19). Peter watched as Jesus dismantled everything the Jews held most dear, even the “wonderful stones” and “wonderful buildings” his disciples admired in their magnificent temple (Mark 13:1). Jesus knew something much better was coming when all believers would become the temple of his Holy Spirit, but that could only happen after Jesus’s own body was destroyed—and resurrected!
Amy Lively,
Tales of the Nevi'im - Haggai
The Tales of the Nevi’im are the Stories of the Prophets. In Hebrew navi (nah-vee’) means prophet and the plural, prophets, is nevi’im (neh-vee-eem’). Israel had many prophets, some of whom we know from the Old Testament, others are lost to us in history. Many of Israel’s prophets spoke to the people but didn’t write anything down, likely because their message was meant for a specific people and time. Others proclaimed a message meant to instruct us as well. God spoke his word through these …
Cole Feix,
Unjustly Framed. Blog Through the Bible Project | Dreaming Beneath the Spires
Unjust accusation Matthew 26 57-67 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 57 Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled. 58 But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the […]
Anita Mathias,
When Jesus Destroys What You Love - Amy Lively
This question looks back at the section called New Testament 2.0 on pages 62-64 when we read about Jesus saying, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up” (John 2:19). Peter watched as Jesus dismantled everything the Jews held most dear, even the “wonderful stones” and “wonderful buildings” his disciples admired in their magnificent temple (Mark 13:1). Jesus knew something much better was coming when all believers would become the temple of his Holy Spirit, but that could only happen after Jesus’s own body was destroyed—and resurrected!
Amy Lively,
3rd Sunday of Lent: Holy Rage
The Angry Jesus by Filipino artist Lina Pontebon Can anger be holy? Can rage be spiritual? In today’s gospel Jesus erupts in rage when he sees people vending oxen, sheep, and doves and money-…
Joseph Echano,
New Jerusalem is the Living Temple of God
“Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up….He spoke of the temple of His body.” (John 2:19, 21) “You are the temple of God,…
Don Martin,
The Triune God is the Living Temple of New Jerusalem
In Revelation 21:22 John says about New Jerusalem, “I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.” The temple is not a physical building! It is a liv…
Don Martin,
A Study Of John 2:13-25
A study of John 2:13-25 shows Jesus' zeal for true worship, his authority as the Son of God, and sight into the heart of mankind.
Chip Tudor,
A Study Of John 2:13-25
A study of John 2:13-25 shows Jesus' zeal for true worship, his authority as the Son of God, and sight into the heart of mankind.
Chip Tudor,

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