Psalm: 89 Meditation: MarkWhen does the need to follow a rule or law lead to sinfulness? Over the generations the dietary and cleanliness rules in the Old Testament had taken on more importance than the reasons behind them. Jesus points this out and goes to the heart of rules and the need of some to …
Tag: Law
Monday, March 13
Psalm: 93 Meditation: RomWhy does Paul differentiate between life in the flesh and life in the spirit? Why did the law fail those that thought they could earn salvation through obedience to the law? Why is the life and sacrifice of Jesus important to Christians? What did Paul mean when he told Christians their bodies …
Monday, February 13
Psalm: 8 Meditation: JohnThere is an old saying that the truth will set you free. Here the Jewish leaders state that this crowd, that doesn’t know God’s law, is accursed. How ironic that this group so versed in scripture could completely misunderstand the meanings of so many passages, especially the prophetic ones. We must be …
Monday, January 30
Psalm: 41 Meditation: HebWhat is the new covenant mentioned here? How did it differ from all the previous covenants that existed between God and mankind? It had been said that the priesthood, tabernacle, temples and even the law were insufficient. Using the 5 w’s given in this passage (who, what, where, when and why) can …
Wednesday, November 16
Psalm: 101 Meditation: MattLike many religions today, the first century Jews had many different views on the Messiah. Here Jesus disturbs the disciples by prophesying his own future. To those that were looking for a conquering warrior, this portrait might have been too great a shock. Jesus’s discussion of the temple tax and subsequent miracle, …
Thursday, June 2
Psalm: 74 Meditation Luke: Here we go again! Faith versus works. A lawyer, no less, challenges Jesus on the best, if not the shortest way to inherit eternal life. They discuss what the law says, and the lawyer is spot on. Words are important – especially to lawyers. Notice the lawyer employs the word “inherit”. …
Monday, May 23
Psalm: 106 Meditation Deuteronomy is a retelling of the law. Simple enough. It also serves to “fill in the gaps” left in the law’s wake. Verse 3 cuts to the heart of the matter like a laser: “one does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of the …
Monday, March 28
Psalms: 108, 111 Meditation Romans: Volumes are written about Romans alone so I will never render it appropriate justice. The short answer: likened to a child who is forbidden by his parent to cross the street, he finds the greatest desire to cross the street. While one can’t sin “outside” the law, one doesn’t need …
Tuesday, February 22
Psalms: 131, 134, 135 Meditation Matthew: Jesus, even early in His ministry, must have gained some notoriety for “skirting” the Law. Many times, during His ministry He was criticized for just that by the ruling elders at the time. Their criticisms were, of course, based upon a misreading of the Law for, as Jesus proved …
Monday, February 14
Psalms: 121, 122 Meditation 1 Timothy: Scholastic consensus is that this letter to Timothy was written prior to Paul’s final imprisonment; 2nd Timothy during his final “stretch in the joint”. Timothy must have been a remarkable Christian. He was young, to be sure, as Paul refers to him as “my loyal child in the faith” …
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