Interpretation – Page 7 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

God With Us – Isaiah 7:10-17

From the very beginning, in the garden, God has hinged the future restoration of the kingdom on the birth of a child (Genesis 3:15). The seed of the woman who will come and defeat the serpent is the answer.

Branch of Yahweh – Isaiah 4

Facebook.com/treesglorioustrees is a Facebook page devoted to the glory of trees and contains a number of short video montages of spectacular tree photos. My favorite is this one. Trees have captured the

The Kingdom Scribe – Matthew 13:51-58

I love the book of Hebrews. One of the things I love most about it is seeing the brilliant way the author (whoever he may be) handles the Old Testament scriptures and communicates the gospel message through

Keeping Sabbath and Other Laws – Matthew 12:1-8

Let Us Reason ministries site enumerates the Sabbath requirements according to the Old Testament as no work, no kindling of fire, no traveling, no trading, no marketing, giving twice as much of the daily

666: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 13:11-18)

666 is the sum of the first 36 natural numbers ( i.e. 1 + 2 + 3 + … + 34 + 35 + 36 = 666), and thus it is a triangular number. The number 36 = 15 + 21; 15, 21, and 36 are also triangular numbers;

Not By Might Shall One Prevail: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 2:1-11)

James A. Garfield was our 20th president and served only 6 and a half months because he was shot by an assassin four months into his presidency. But even more remarkable than this is how he became president.

These Signs: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 16:9-20)

It bothers some that a comparison of the many New Testament manuscripts available show minor variations from one another, and in a couple of cases, some large variations. But in terms of defending the

The Ending of Mark’s Gospel

There are four possible endings to Mark’s Gospel presented to us in the Greek manuscripts. The best evidence is that the original ending of Mark 16 after verse 8 has been lost. We do not know how

Abandoned: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 15:33-41)

A young friend of mine was abandoned by her grandmother on the streets of Addis Ababa when she was just a young girl. Her parents had died and her grandmother could no longer afford to take care of her.

How Do You Handle Betrayal?: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 14:10-11)

Perhaps one of the most difficult things to deal with is the betrayal of a friend or loved one. We trusted them. We made ourselves vulnerable to them. And they took advantage of that trust and vulnerability

When My Understanding Doesn’t Fit the Facts: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 9:9-13)

Book of Mark Interpretation New Testament
/ By Randall Johnson
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Has your doctrine changed ever? Or is your doctrine so purely correct that no new facts can change your mind about it? Perhaps you’ve seen fellow believers whose doctrine has changed (so and

Are You Really Saved?: Daily Thoughts from Mark (Mark 4:1-20)

How do you know if someone is really a follower of Jesus? A real sea-change has been occurring in Jesus’ ministry. The popularity of it has not waned, in fact, perhaps, it has increased. But

Does the Prophet Say This About Himself or Someone Else? – Isaiah 53 and the Identification of the Servant

Acts 8 recounts Philip the evangelist’s divine encounter with an Ethiopian official of the court of Candace, who was reading the prophet Isaiah in his chariot as he returned from Jerusalem to Ethiopia: So

The Role of Women in Leadership

Interpretation New Testament Women
/ By Randall Johnson

Are we Biblically justified in owning slaves? This may seem like an irrelevant question to ask in a discussion about the role of women in leadership, but bear with me. Keeping women out of ministry positions

Daily Thoughts from Acts: Recognizing the Day of Yahweh (Acts 2:14-21)

But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. For these people are not

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