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“The Jews, although they knew better, chose to take this literally. ‘How,’ they demanded, ‘can you have seen Abraham when you are not yet fifty?’ Why fifty? That was the age at which Levites retired from their service (Numbers 4:3). The Jews were saying to Jesus: ‘You are a young man, still in...

The fourth and fifth of the five ways: ”(d) Some of the Rabbis took Genesis 17:17, which tells how Abraham laughed when he heard that a son would be born to him, not as a laugh of unbelief, but as a laugh of sheer joy that from him the Messiah would come. (e) Some of the Rabbis had a fanciful...

Picking up now where I left off in Barclay’s commentary. The first, second and third of the five ways he mentioned: ”(a) Abraham was living in Paradise and able to see what was happening on earth. Jesus used that idea in the Parable of Dives and Lazarus (Luke 16:22-31). That is the simplest way...

* The first advancement came a few years later when Thag introduced the double-barrel poison-club frog model. *

* ”This arena” is anywhere and everywhere we are. *

”ALL the previous lightening flashes pale into insignificance before the blaze of this passage. When Jesus said to the Jews that Abraham rejoiced to see his day, he was talking language that they could understand. The Jews had many beliefs about Abraham which would enable them to see what Jesus...

“‘Abraham your father rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it and was glad.‘ The Jews said to him: ‘You are not yet fifty years old and have you seen Abraham?‘ Jesus said to them: ‘This is the truth I tell you - before Abraham was I am.’ So they lifted stones to throw at him, but Jesus slipped out...

* When cross meets happy in the intersection it’s gonna be crappy. *

There is only one gospel newbies, and it isn’t Paul’s; it’s God’s.

* Is it safe to use a backpack on the stairs? *

* His body isn’t little. His head is ginormous. *

* Do yourself a favor: stop chasing the latest fashion trends. The duck helmet is a classic look that never goes out of style, fellas. *

* Do you have to dial 1 before dialing boo de hoo hoo to report your driving? *

“You want to build a good library to be able to study the Bible well.” - Howard Hendricks

“Evangelism isn’t - ‘Come to Church.’ It’s - ‘Come to Jesus.’” (Pastor Rich Bitterman) https://x.com/w_bitterman/status/1876817644340293929?s=61 The Zohar and Jewish mysticism isn’t “Come to Church“, nor is it “Come to Jesus”.

* Got it. What about a group rate discount? *