You’ve probably heard of the Great Books of the Western World. They were published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. in 1952. All the works in those 50+ volumes – plus the Bible – were regarded as comprising the very best thinking to come out of western intellectual tradition during the previous 3,400 years or so. Today,… Continue Reading
Mark 16 The Resurrection 1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll… Continue Reading
The Death of Jesus 33And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling… Continue Reading
Zechariah’s vision was about the forgiveness of sin. It was about justification. It was about how God declares sinners righteous by imputing to them his righteousness. In other words, it was about the gospel. This is clear from the rest of Zechariah’s prophecy. The prophet went on to say that what he saw was “symbolic… Continue Reading
Mark 15 Jesus Delivered to Pilate 1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him,“You have said so.”… Continue Reading
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane 32 And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. 34And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.” 35And going a… Continue Reading
Mark 14 The Plot to Kill Jesus 1 It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, 2for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.” Jesus Anointed at Bethany… Continue Reading
Mark 13 Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple 1 And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” 2And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be… Continue Reading
Mark 12 The Parable of the Tenants 1 And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, andleased it to tenants and went into another country. 2When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to… Continue Reading
As many of you may have noticed, we had a problem to where the Scripture of the Day Posts for April hadn’t gotten posted! We are so sorry about this, and the posts should be up and running now. Let’s keep digging into God’s Word! Continue Reading