Tag: Psalms
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Psalm 34: Like-minded with Peter – 5
We might describe Peter and David as like-minded, that is, men after God’s own heart. Of course, Psalm 34 is a Psalm of David. So what does this Psalm have to do with a letter from Peter (where we left off previously by asking, ‘Why Submit?’)? Psalm 34 would have been familiar to first century…
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They Stumble Because They Disobey – 1 Peter 2
The Apostle Simon Peter, who Jesus nicknamed, ‘the rock,’ warns the church about those who disobey God. He quotes scripture pointing to Christ as the cornerstone of the Temple and as a rejected stone causing some to stumble. As we suggested earlier in Apostates from Jude’s letter, these ‘religious’ opponents of Jesus often sway others…
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James and Jerusalem’s Controversy – 7
Jerusalem’s controversy at the time of Jesus and James continues to this day, yet goes back to the centuries before Christ. “ירושלים, ירושלים, ההורגת את הנביאים ורוגמת באבנים את שליחי אלוהים, פעמים רבות חפצתי לקבץ את בניך כתרנגולת המקבצת את אפרוחיה תחת כנפיה, אולם לא הנחתם לי. הבשורה על-פי לוקס 13:34 Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh (HHH) I…
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