Where in the Bible …is the GOSPEL
Be watchful to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you. Veer neither to the right or the left in order that you might succeed in every way you shall go. This book of the law of Moses shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night so that you might observe to do according… Read more »
Where in the Bible …is the GOSPEL
Acts 6:8-7:60 Luke’s account of the death of Stephen is unmistakably patterned after the suffering and glory of Jesus. Stephen, like Jesus, was full of grace and power, working signs and wonders among the people (Acts 6:8). He charged the religious leaders of Jerusalem with killing God’s prophets (Acts 7:52), just as Jesus had done (Luke 11:47). As a result, the Jews were incensed against… Read more »
Where in the Bible …is the GOSPEL
If we assume the integrity of the longer ending of Mark’s Gospel, Christ’s answer in Mark 9:12-13 to the disciples’ Elijah question occupies a position almost precisely in the center of the book. The centrality of the Elijah question suggests that one purpose of the Gospel of Mark was to respond to the query that arose as a consequence of the scribal teaching (certainly based… Read more »