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Was Jesus Christ a Revolutionary? Pt 4

No Complacency But we need to stop here to be sure that no one is taking this as an endorsement of the present world order or, which is also wrong, an endorsement of all the acts of our government. It … Continue reading

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Was Jesus Christ a Revolutionary? Pt 3

No Utopias The first point we need to see then is that whatever the cleansing of the temple may or may not have been about, it was definitely not an attempt to set up an earthly kingdom viewed as a … Continue reading

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Was Jesus Christ a Revolutionary? Pt 2

Pros and Cons One of the most valuable of the recent books on this subject is a highly condensed monograph by Oscar Cullmann, recently of the universities of Basel and Paris, entitled Jesus and the Revolutionaries. In it he points … Continue reading

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Was Jesus Christ a Revolutionary?

John 2:12-17 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days. When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the … Continue reading

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10. Like Labor Pains

In my last post, I raised an important question.  Jesus taught a parable about a time when a very small insignificant seed would become a very large significant plant (Matthew 13:31-32).  Does this time correspond with the time Paul referred … Continue reading

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9. Peace and Safety

Matt 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. NASU What if the peacemakers multiply and become successful?  What would happen to society and our world?  What if the church began praying…  1 Timothy 2:1-4 … Continue reading

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Those who live on government patronage and plunder…

Those who live on government patronage and plunder are enthusiastic enough in behalf of what they call their country, and consider it piety to eulogize the instrument which pampers their greed and passions; but the helpless multitude is left to … Continue reading

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