Woes of the Pharisees

Jesus I Never Knew" by Phillip Yancey, or "Extreme Righteousness" by Tom Hovestol. In discussing the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and Zealots, the author put himself in the shoes of a first century Jew, contemplating which group of society would have appealed most to him.

summarized as the conflict between Christ and those who receive or believe on him and those who reject or do not believe on him. The rising action in John's story of Jesus is the increasing hostility of the Jews to Christ, slowly leading up to the Pharisees’ arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. The Falling action is the point after Jesus’ death, in which things begin getting resolved. Jesus’ resurrection, appearance to the disciples, and ascension are all part of the resolution and final conclusion of

Conflict. It surrounds and permeates every part of humanity. Everyone deals with it. Nations, schools, churches, families, and individuals all must handle conflict from time to time. So, with all this conflict, how are we supposed to know the correct way to handle it all? Scripture is full of various kinds of conflict. Within the Bible, examples of how to and how not to manage every kind of conflict lines the pages. Scripture provides the ultimate basis for God’s plan to resolve conflict. An Example

when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, ‘Why this waste?” (Matt. 26:8) and Mark’s gospel “some” got mad. “But there were some who said to themselves indignantly, ‘Why was the ointment thus wasted?” (Mark 14:4) and Luke’s gospel the “Pharisees” got mad. “Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, ‘If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.’” (Luke 7:39) and lastly, John’s gospel

Sec. 55 A centurion’s faith and the healing of his servant (Mt 8:5-13; Lk 7:1-10) *Summary Observations: Describe what we learn about faith from this centurion’s response to Jesus, a faith so unusual that Jesus marvels at it. The centurion’s response demonstrated that his faith is on the person of Jesus, and his authority. The healing miracle doesn’t rely on any specific mantra, any specific gesture or ritual, but on the willing of Jesus, he is the Lord. The centurion had the belief that Jesus’

Any respectable actor recognizes the significance of a back story. When given a script one utilizes the written text to imbue the silences surrounding the character’s decisions. Not as an attempted to change the narrative, rather it is the actor’s responsibility to develop the character and produce a three dimentional character. This essay uses a similar approach to study Judas Iscariot from the gospel of Mark. Through this process Judas will no longer be the betrayer of Jesus, rather he will

Education is a crucial branch of Christianity. Through education, people learn what must be done to become a Christian and how to continue in the faith. One of the ways the first century Christians remained so strong in their conviction was careful teaching. The Bible repeatedly shows us the need for education in the church. Paul essentially outlines why it is vital in his letter to the Ephesians (Eph. 4:11-16). His point in that passage is that education instructs Christians in godly living, builds

Observing on the Gospel of Matthew Background This Gospel with precisely placed first as introductory PB and "the Messiah, the son of the living God" (Matthew 16: 16). Although the author's name is not mentioned in the Bible, the nas testimony all the church fathers who first (since c. 130 ad) stated that the Gospel was written by Matthew, one of the disciples of Jesus. If the Gospel of mark was written to the Romans and the Gospel of Luke for Theophilus and all non-Jewish believers the Gospel of

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Proverbs 10:22King James Version (KJV) 22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. Though many men became rich, they have many sorrows that accompany their wealth. They, while in pursued of wealth have lost their health, friends, wives, relatives, partners, and children; even their own salvation. The