Tag: love your enemies
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A few thoughts on the close of “Pride Month”
thinking out loud about Christianity and a few LGBTQ concerns
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Reflecting on Luke 6 27-36
We are studying Luke 6:27-36 for Sunday, October 11. This is a portion of a longer teaching text in Luke’s gospel that has come to be known as the “Sermon on the Plain.” [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to consider or perhaps discuss in class: Jesus…
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Studying Luke 6 27-36
We are studying Luke 6:27-36 for Sunday, October 11. This is a short section in Luke’s parallel to Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount, sometimes known as the “Sermon on the Plain.” Here are some notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: Our text is from the gospel of Luke, so we’ll want to remind ourselves…
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Study Notes – Matthew 5 38-48
We are studying Matthew 5:38-48 for Sunday, July 21. This is Jesus’ summation of “the antitheses,” that concludes with what may be Jesus’ most difficult command: being perfect, by loving our enemies. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: We are still working our way…
Matters of Interpretation 