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Don’t Worry

Marc Turnage — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:44:55 +0000

Jesus lived during the tumultuous days of the first century, in which the Jewish people lived under Roman occupation: a situation that created political, economic, and social unrest. In the midst of this turmoil, He instructed His followers, “Do not be anxious about your life … do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will

The Good Samaritan

Marc Turnage — Wed, 29 May 2013 15:25:48 +0000

Parables Jesus’ most frequently taught using story parables.[1] The story parable provides images from real life (they are not fables) that serve to communicate a primary message to people (parables are not allegories). Parables use concrete language and examples to communicate difficult or esoteric ideas, concepts, and theology. As such, much of the meaning of

Conclusion

Marc Turnage — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:11 +0000

The best Greek manuscripts of Matthew’s Gospel do not include the doxology “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen” indicating that it most likely was not part of the original prayer Jesus taught His disciples. The genesis for this doxology most likely came from the use of the Lord’s

“And do no bring us into the grasp of temptation, but deliver us from evil”

Marc Turnage — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:23 +0000

Jewish prayers, like Jewish poetry, made frequent use of parallelism where one statement reinforces another. In the Lord’s Prayer, the phrases “May Your name be sanctified,” “May Your kingdom come,” and “May Your will be done” are parallelisms where each statement reinforces the other. Jesus also used parallelism in the phrases “And lead us not

“Forgive us…, as we have forgiven…”

Marc Turnage — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:38:25 +0000

In the centuries leading up to the first century, Judaism underwent a transformation that produced a new religious sensitivity whereby people were to serve God with unconditional love, without any thought of reward.[1] This new religious sensitivity crystallized around the two biblical passages, “you shall love the Lord your God”[2] and “you shall love your