The religious rulers riot
Paul appeals to the Jews, starting a riot, appeals to his Roman citizenship to avoid a flogging, then the Roman …
Tag Archives: Pharisees
God does not want to throw people into Hell
Jesus casts out another demon, and people ask where His power comes from, so He explains it again, then has …
The fun police were around 2000 years ago
Jesus heals a lame man, claims to be the son of God (and the Son of Man), explains the Sabbath …
Why didn’t Jesus fast?
Jesus heals a man with leprosy, a paralysed man, calls Levi (Matthew), and explains why his disciples don’t fast: Mark …
Show repentance with actions
John the Baptist baptises people and Jesus grows up—he gets a visit from the magi, flees to Egypt, returns to Nazareth (all as …
Stoned for a vision
Administration needs grow with the number of believers; Stephen is arrested, gives the High Council a history lesson before telling …
It won’t last if it’s not God
Judas is replaced; the believers wait in Jerusalem, get filled with the Holy Spirit, start preaching and healing people, which …
A clever argument fails to entrap
Jesus continues his criticism of the religious leaders, telling the parables to show their disobedience and rejection of God—the two …
Self-righteous prayer trumped by real humility
Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, talks about divorce, blesses some children, then shows a …
Lazarus lives, so let’s kill Jesus
Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, which leads some to believe and others to plot His death; He also heals …
Still eating with sinners
Jesus explains that the cost of being His disciple is high but worth it because the Kingdom of God is …
The insidiousness of tricky teaching
A Gentile woman says even dogs deserve crumbs; Jesus heals a deaf man, heals many others, feeds 4000 people, refuses …
Believe: just do it
Jesus explains that He is like bread but even better and many leave, then He explains why someone’s words matter …
Love is better than sacrifice, even on the Sabbath
Jesus heals a lame man, claims to be the son of God (and the Son of Man), explains the Sabbath …
Love is better than sacrifice
Jesus heals a man with leprosy, a paralysed man, calls Levi (Matthew), and explains why his disciples don’t fast: Mark …
Judgement is based on this fact
Jesus talks to Nicodemus and the Samaritan women at the well; John the Baptist says Jesus is greater: John 3:1–4:45; …
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