Tag Archives: Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 16: 21-28 The Way of the Cross Part 1

Posted on May 21, 2020 by

Matthew 16: 21-28 21 From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on … Continue reading →

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Matthew 10: 34-42 Conflict, Wages and Hospitality for the Followers of Jesus

Posted on January 28, 2020 by

Matthew 10: 34-42 Parallels Luke 22: 36; Luke 14: 25-27; 17:33; Luke 10: 16; Mark 9: 41 34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a … Continue reading →

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The Imperfect Church and the Kingdom of Heaven

Posted on August 29, 2019 by

One of the tensions in any type of interpretation of scripture that embraces a communal perspective is the distance between the church or whatever type of community of faith the individual is a part of and the vision of community … Continue reading →

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Gehenna, Tartaros, Sheol, Hades and Hell

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

  For many Christians the concept of hell has a lot of baggage associated with it. In the New Testament Gehenna, Sheol, or Tartaros which are translated Hades (Sheol) or Hell (Gehenna or Tartaros) did not carry the same level … Continue reading →

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Matthew 4: 18-25 Snagging the Fishers for Humanity and Spreading the Kingdom

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

Matthew 4: 18-25 Parallel Mark 1: 16-20, Luke 5: 1-11; John 1: 35-51 18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the … Continue reading →

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Matthew 4: 12-17 The Kingdom’s Foothold

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

Matthew 4: 12-17 Parallel Mark 1: 14-15, Luke 4: 14-15 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory … Continue reading →

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