And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For all who do evil hate the light, and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. But those who do what is true…[read more]
The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. Acts 4: 32 Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. That which…[read more]
First he says, “Sacrifices and offerings, holocausts and sin offerings, you neither desired nor delighted in.” These are offered according to the law. Then he says, “Behold, I come to do your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second. By this “will” we have been consecrated through the offering of the Body…[read more]
That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” John 21: 7 The resurrection of Jesus draws us all into a new life. The resurrection stories which we read these days describe for us that newness of life which Jesus’ resurrection inaugurates. As Paul writes in his letter to the Galatians (2:20):”…[read more]
For you first, God raised up his servant and sent him to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways. Acts 3: 26 Thus it is written that the Messiah suffers and rises from the dead on the third day, and in his name repentance will be proclaimed to all nations for…[read more]
They were talking together about all these things that had happened. As they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them. Luke 24: 14-15 How does the community of believers come to know the meaning of those events surrounding the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and their experience of him?…[read more]
Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”;…[read more]
God raised this Jesus; of this we are all witnesses. Exalted at the right hand of God, he poured forth the promise of the Holy Spirit that he received from the Father, as you both see and hear. Acts 2: 32-3 “The Lord has been raised.” This was the common Easter greeting in the early…[read more]
We had all gone astray like sheep, each following his own way; but the Lord laid upon him the guilt of us all. Though he was harshly treated, he submitted and opened not his mouth; like a lamb led to the slaughter or a sheep before the shearers, he was silent and opened not his…[read more]
This day shall be a memorial feast for you, which all your generations shall celebrate with pilgrimage to the Lord, as a perpetual institution. Exodus 12: 14 “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also the the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is…[read more]
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