Tag: paul
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Most Excellent Felix – Tertullus for the Prosecution
Today we find ourselves with Paul in Caesarea facing Felix. (The plot thickens even after a secretive conspiracy to assassinate the Apostle.) History plays out over time through the interactions of its leading actors. Luke records the Acts of these men of the A.D. first century whose leading actors include: Luke focuses on each of…
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Justice deferred in a Political Theatre of Law
We suppose Law to be a tool of Justice Justice Citizens of Greek City-States claimed freedom and justice.. (although like everywhere else, Greek democracy did not apply to its slaves.) Socrates drank the hemlock of justice weighed by his opponents of classic philosophy. And, of course, Alexander the Great Macedonian claiming all Greece and the…
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First Corinthians Synopsis- Do everything in love
Love — exceeds wisdom, but does not exclude it. Would you say that this pretty much sums up Paul’s first letter to the Corinthian church? You desire wisdom (and some of you have it), but seek the love of God available to us through our Lord Christ Jesus. 1 Corinthians 16: I recommend that you…
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