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Este pasaje bíblico demuestra la autoridad de Jesús sobre fuerzas hostiles y nos concientiza acerca de su poder para traer cambios dramáticos a nuestras vidas. Descripción de la Escena Jesús se encuentra en un área (...)

In our text for this week, Paul seeks among other things to situate the Jewish law in God’s plan, God’s timeline, vis-à-vis God’s promise to Abraham and God’s giving the gift of justifying faith in (...)

The first verse of our text for this week includes a reiteration of the great theme of Paul’s letter to the Galatians: “For freedom Christ has set us free” (Galatians 5:1). Then, verses 13-25 will (...)

Este pasaje nos enseña sobre el discipulado conforme al plan y a la manera de Dios y sobre la actitud correcta ante el rechazo. Descripción de la Escena Jesús se dirige hacia Jerusalén, pues el (...)

In this passage Jesus sets out on his final journey to Jerusalem. He has warned the disciples of his impending suffering there (9:21-27, 44-45), but even though they confess their faith in him as Messiah (...)

Luke 10:1-24 records the mission of the Seventy(-two) and its aftermath. We will focus on Luke 10:1-12 and 17-20. The introductory phrase, “After these things” (10:1a) ties this episode to what immediately precedes and thus (...)

The specific verses from our pericope for this week upon which we will focus is one of a cluster of three texts found scattered throughout Paul’s letter to the Galatians, which may profitably be considered, (...)

The lawyer who tests Jesus already knows the answer to his first question, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” By the time of his second question — “And who is my neighbor?” — (...)

In the Lukan context, the parable of the Good Samaritan is prompted by a dialogue between Jesus and a lawyer. “A certain lawyer stood up to test him, saying, ‘Teacher, what must I do to (...)

“The One Who Dies with the Most Toys Wins.” Forgive my crude attempt at upending the philosophy of a well-known bumper sticker (“The one who dies with the most toys wins”) at least from my (...)