Psalms: 91 Meditation 1 Corinthians: Here Paul gets to the crux of one of our most basic instincts – sex. He seems to think the world would be better off without it as it seems to be the fount of all immorality. He is also pragmatic – if you must have sex then you must …
Tag: Paul
Tuesday, September 15
Psalm: 62 Meditation 1 Corinthians: Paul hopes to affirm these Corinthians by emphasizing that their plight (not all that wise, not “movers & shakers”, not noble – v. 20) is precisely how God will use them to underscore His plan the meek shall inherit the earth (Matt. 5:5). Mary’s prayer in Luke 2 also captures …
Saturday, August 29
Psalms: 116, 117 Meditation Acts: Here Paul gives a summary of how he has been treated at the hands of the Jews. They had brought him before civil authorities and charged him with religious offenses. The civil authorities could find no reason to hold him but that he had appealed to Caesar. This was according …
Tuesday, August 25
Psalm: 10 Meditation Acts: Paul’s audience here are the “great and powerful” in the region: one Porcius Fetus and King Herod Agrippa – grandson of the infamous baby-killer, Herod, the great. Paul apparently defends himself adequately for Festus remarks that he would have released Paul had not he appealed to Rome. The remainder discusses Paul’s …
Friday, August 21
Psalms: 140, 142 Meditation Acts: I don’t know when this event took place, but one bible I have gives 60 A.D. So, Paul is in prison and the Jews are still hot for his blood. This fellow Felix was not about to become a Christian, but he was laboring under the mistaken notion that Paul …
Wednesday, August 12
Psalms: 119:121-144 Meditation Acts: Paul has returned to Jerusalem which ends his Third Missionary Journey. Paul, in accordance with what James and the elders in Jerusalem urged, submitted to the rite of purification, principally to give the Jews no reason to imprison nor kill him. Perhaps this rite will prepare Paul for the various judicial …
Monday, August 3, 2020
Psalm: 7 Meditation The Jews/Christians in Corinth can become a bit fuzzy. There does not appear to be a clear distinction between Jews and Christians – for instance which Jews are believers in the Lord, and those that are not. Paul goes to the synagogue continually to persuade Moses’ disciples and to prove by the …
Friday, July 31
Psalms: 51:1-17 Meditation Acts: Paul was a troublemaker. When in Thessalonica he had challenged the Jews therewith the gospel explaining that Jesus was the Christ and then backed it up with the Scripture (only the Old Testament). The Jews then formed a mob and started a riot. The Romans were skittish about riots for they …
Wednesday, July 22
Psalms: 119:49-72 Meditation Acts: Let’s begin by clearing up something which may prove confusing: there are two cities called “Antioch” One is located in Syria not far from Damascus and the other more like an outpost located in the region of Pisidia not far from Galatia in Asia Minor. Lucky you, you get both Antiochs …
Sunday, July 19
Psalm: 139 Meditation Romans: The end of chapter 11 is an eloquent doxology – i.e. “the pen of a skillful writer” (Psalm 45:1) It is beautiful. Next, Paul urges us to present our bodies as a “living sacrifice”. (v. 1) He then explains that “this is holy and pleasing to God – this your spiritual …
