by Justin Marple | Jan 27, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 10:1-13 shows us how Paul could only partially identify with Jewish people regarding the sacraments. Their fathers are our fathers. And these fathers experienced types of our sacraments (baptism and the Lord’s Supper). But we cannot join in with the way...
by Justin Marple | Jan 20, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
In 1 Cor 9:19-27 we begin to discover both how hard Paul was willing to work to cross cultural barriers and identify with other people needing salvation as well as how far Paul was willing to go to do so. Athletic training for a big event, like the Olympic Games,...
by Justin Marple | Jan 13, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Corinthians 9:1-18 shows us that Paul is no volunteer — he has been drafted by God — and so like any good soldier he should be paid. But Paul went above and beyond the call of duty by choosing voluntarily to go without it. This was a countercultural...
by Justin Marple | Jan 10, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
Hosea was the last to prophesy to the northern nation before it fell to the Assyrians circa 722 B.C. The book is a collection of prophetic oracles.The genre identification and setting: “The word of YHWH that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of...
by Justin Marple | Jan 7, 2013 | Book of 12 Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
The Book of the Twelve does not refer to some lost manuscript of writings by the Twelve Apostles. No, these are the writings of twelve prophets of YHWH spanning a large range of time: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai,...
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