tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.comments2022-02-25T10:41:37.791+00:00Through the BibleGrace Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18094188243868903336noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-34703516867755985312014-09-08T08:04:31.086+01:002014-09-08T08:04:31.086+01:00Hi Cora. Yes, agree with all this and made just th...Hi Cora. Yes, agree with all this and made just this point on the Psalms. However, I don't think the difference is quite as absolute. It's very clear that the righteous often suffered under the old covenant, as Job, David, Daniel. Moreover, Paul can apply the fifth commandment to Christians as promising "long life on the earth" (Eph 6v3). The proverbs deal with generalizations which do to some extent apply beyond Israel because wisdom reflects the order of creation. What is different under the New Covenant is that God's people are scattered throughout the world and so more susceptible to its harsh realities, God is choosing to show how is power is made perfect in weakness in a special way after Christ, because this patterns him, and God's covenant looks primarily with its promises of life, health, prosperity etc to the new creation and not to a land in this one. Grace Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094188243868903336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-57977462141425664642014-09-06T08:23:26.211+01:002014-09-06T08:23:26.211+01:00Really appreciating these summaries in Proverbs, t...Really appreciating these summaries in Proverbs, thank you. However, for today's reading, would you consider that these statements about the righteous and the wicked, which seem to draw very straightforward connections between living wisely and living foolishly and the consequences outlined, were truer in the context of Israel as a theocratic nation than for believers living as God's people but citizens of a world which does not apply his commandments and is full of injustice towards the poor and powerless? Because many people are in poverty or suffering consequences of others' sin; not because they are lazy or foolish but because of personal circumstances being broken due to the sin of others, and/or economic tyranny on a local, national and global scale. I ask because I have experienced and seen others experiencing such consequences and think we need that New Testament perspective that the righteous can and do go hungry, or suffer economic hardships, or be the victims of unjust laws in this life, yet with the comfort of God's love in Christ, and knowing that he, the righteous Judge, will put things right when his kingdom comes. Without this perspective there can be a burden of guilt on those whose lives are not going well and feeling it is due to their lack of faith in these 'promises' as those who teach a 'prosperity gospel' play on. Hope this makes sense. Sorry for the long comment!Coranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-17601494197318772722014-04-07T11:34:28.774+01:002014-04-07T11:34:28.774+01:00Well spotted Cora. It should read "wife"...Well spotted Cora. It should read "wife" - I was still writing with her state when Samson just sought her out in mind. JonGrace Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094188243868903336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-80674252252411236262014-04-07T07:48:23.896+01:002014-04-07T07:48:23.896+01:00On 96, Judges 15-17, just wondering if there is a ...On 96, Judges 15-17, just wondering if there is a reason for substituting 'fiancee' for 'wife'? Coranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-77230483352253759132014-03-21T07:46:15.248+00:002014-03-21T07:46:15.248+00:00Thanks. Great work by the way, really benefitting ...Thanks. Great work by the way, really benefitting from all your efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-85256573441544888582014-03-20T11:15:41.561+00:002014-03-20T11:15:41.561+00:00Yes, should have been Luke 1:1-23. Well spotted! N...Yes, should have been Luke 1:1-23. Well spotted! Now changed.Grace Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094188243868903336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-86326800282417099932014-03-20T07:50:08.640+00:002014-03-20T07:50:08.640+00:00Are you using a special bible? Mine doesn't ha...Are you using a special bible? Mine doesn't have Mark 17!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-53003911541875154302014-03-05T08:06:11.502+00:002014-03-05T08:06:11.502+00:00Continuing to benefit greatly from this blog-thank...Continuing to benefit greatly from this blog-thanks Jon. Is the 2 Tim reference today actually chapter 4 rather than chapter 3? (Out of character I actually looked them all up today!)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661977704059664516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-80970819622989235452014-01-05T20:20:52.223+00:002014-01-05T20:20:52.223+00:00Hi Rob. Just seem this sorry. v4 tells us God look...Hi Rob. Just seem this sorry. v4 tells us God looked with favour on Abel and his offering - so it was something in Abel's attitude that set him apart from Cain. Hebrews 11v4 says it was Abel's faith. So Cain's offerings wasn't rejected because it was somehow lacking, but because he was. And in what follows we see him as an angry, jeleous man who is unconcerned with honouring the Lord. Hope that helps. Grace Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094188243868903336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-77082500130891559042014-01-02T09:00:38.222+00:002014-01-02T09:00:38.222+00:00A lot of work in writing this but well worth it. R...A lot of work in writing this but well worth it. Really helping me and it is achievable. Thanks and God bless. By the way I don't understand why Cain's offering wasn't accepted.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4827198164765289666.post-18753233282135556322014-01-01T10:23:41.166+00:002014-01-01T10:23:41.166+00:00Struck by God's ownership of all there is. He ...Struck by God's ownership of all there is. He made everything and is rightly King over it all. He then gives mankind enormous authority and responsibility 'over all the earth'. Nowadays, as a society, we're happy to take authority, and even responsibility over the earth but with God out of the picture we make up our own rules and ignore what we're supposed to do. Seen most fundamentally in our 'right to do whatever we like with our own bodies'.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846458475646782293noreply@blogger.com