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Author Archives: Plymothian
Who’s Your Daddy?
Jesus stands under the lights of Jerusalem’s temple and declares that he is the light, not just of Jerusalem but of the whole world. This draws some attention and the Jewish leaders go after Jesus once again. They accuse him … Continue reading
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The Woman Caught In Adultery
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone” is a well known quotation. What many people don’t know is that the passage in John where Jesus is writing in the dust and disperses an adulterous woman’s accusers is … Continue reading
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Jesus’ Own
We often read the book of John with an insiders and outsiders division of those around Jesus. The insiders would be the disciples, his family, and the poor. Outsiders would be the rich, the powerful, and foreigners. Jesus reverses this … Continue reading
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Bread
Bread is symbolic of life’s necessities. Water is a similar symbol. In John Jesus claims at different times to be the ‘water’ and the ‘bread’. In both cases the setting is one where the literal bread and water are given … Continue reading
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Jesus’ Claims
In Islam Jesus is a prophet, Hazrat Isa. In Hinduism Jesus can be venerated as a god along with other gods. In Judaism, Jesus is Yeshua Ben Yousaf the Rabbi son of a carpenter who said some interesting things, but has been misrepresented through … Continue reading
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In Spirit And In Truth
Growing up in a conservative church, the phrase ‘worship in spirit and truth’ was sometimes used to explain why we didn’t use instrumentation in worship. In some circles that was too worldly. However, the passage where the phrase is found … Continue reading
True Religion
In popular churches we hear often that Christianity isn’t a religion it’s a relationship. However, this is popular language and it’s simply not true. Religion is the service and worship of a god or the supernatural (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/religion). The book of … Continue reading
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Mr. Jesus Goes To Washington
When I was a youth my father would lay on the couch (his preferred position for life) and call me in to watch classic movies on BBC 2. I liked Cary Grant, James Cagney and Jimmy Stewart. As Orson Wells … Continue reading
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Disciple
The language of John 1 is distinctly the language of discipleship. Jesus telsthose inquiring after him, “Come and you will see”. This language is consciously designed to describe discipleship: to “follow” (Gk. akoulotheo), to “come and see”, and to “stay, … Continue reading
Why is London Ablaze?
Whilst the streets of London smolder in the aftermath of days of arson, rioting, and looting there is no moral code advocated in Britain that I can see. The chivalrous code of the knights of yore, the socialist code of … Continue reading
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