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The Bible readings for Friday 31 August and Saturday 1 September are -- Deut 19:14-21:23; Ps 44:9-16; Pro 10:31-31; Lk 9:23-45.
Labels: discipleship, law, salvation
posted by Ps John @ 12:53 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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"...Eye for an Eye..." recalls for me the teaching of Jesus in Matt 5 about forgiving and turning the other cheek. But Jesus wasn't contradicting what the law said. In the context of Deut 19 we can see that the verse is about justice, whereas Jesus was talking about revenge. The law was always about what is right and wrong for the good of society, whereas Jesus was talking about motive (whoever hates his brother, looks at a woman, etc).
In the reading from Deuteronomy, we get a glimpse of how hard it was (and is) for Jews to accept the notion of a Messiah who saves through crucifixion. "Anyone hung on a tree is under God's curse" (21:23).
Jesus' words in Lk 9:23 must have been just as confronting and perplexing to them. "If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me."
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