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The Bible readings for Sunday 10 and Monday 11 June are -- Lev 17:1-19:10; Ps 28:6-9; Pro 6:30-31; Mk 6:1-20.
Labels: holiness
posted by Ps John @ 12:18 AM
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Hi and welcome. Ashfield Baptist Church is a "caring community church sharing God's love". We are very diverse in our nationalities, backgrounds and ages, but united in our desire to grow spiritually and to reach out and help others. Our vision is "to be a body of Christ-like people living out the great commandment and the great commission in the Holy Spirit's power". This blog is mainly for people connected with Ashfield Baptist Church. It has been set up as an "info & chat space" as we start the "THRU IN 2" challenge. This is our program for reading the Bible right through during 2007 & 2008. Many are using the Every Day With Jesus Bible which also has daily devotions from Selwyn Hughes. As we read through the Bible together over these two years, we can use this blog to share insights, stories, reflections, questions etc. The goal is to grow spiritually together. So leave your comments. Together we can help each other grow. Blessings. Ps John. To leave a comment about the readings for a particular day, or to view the comments of others, just click on "comments" at the bottom of the post.
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I think Herod had a bad case of guilty conscience. When he heard about the supernatural things Jesus had been doing, he concluded: "John, the one I beheaded, has been raised!" (Mk 6:16).
John had confronted him about marrying Herodias, his brother's wife. He may well have reminded him of Leviticus 18:16 -- "You are not to have sexual intercourse with your brother's wife." Or of Lev 20:21 -- "If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity." Or of Lev 19:2 -- "Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy." He certainly would have called on him to repent, just as Jesus' disciples had gone out two by two and preached that people should repent (Mk 6:12).
Herod had considered John to be a righteous and holy man and was in awe of him, readily listening to him even though what John said disturbed him (Mk 6:20). What a tragedy that he was even more ready to listen to Herodias!
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