by Justin Marple | Jan 24, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Ruth, SERMONS
Ruth 4 shows us what is in a name, a Scripture allusion, and a genealogy. For us the answer to all of these questions is Christ. A name is to be remembered — remembered is resurrection language — in other words, it is only important for us to be remembered...
by Justin Marple | Jan 18, 2010 | COMMUNITY
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ!When I pray for you, I do not cease to give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for you. It is He who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light, delivered you from the domain of...
by Justin Marple | Jan 17, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Ruth, SERMONS
Ruth 3 is a midnight madness situation. Naomi told Ruth to do something that was more than just very risky but downright dangerous. The passage has all kinds of sexual overtones so that we will not miss how messy this could have been. But thankfully because Ruth was a...
by Justin Marple | Jan 10, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Ruth, SERMONS
Ruth 2 introduces Boaz who makes Ruth feel lucky. She was lucky to come to his part of the field because he did not make excuses to turn a blind eye but saw her and had compassion upon her. She was lucky to come to his part of the field because he not only satisfied...
by Justin Marple | Jan 6, 2010 | Canon Commentary, TEACHING
In my post, “The Scriptures: A Written Conversation” I noted the chiastic structure of the Writings (the third section of the OT canon) highlights Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth) as the central book. I said, “This ending to the central book of the chiasm of...
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