Paneas and Sacrifice

But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things that are of God, but those that are of men." Matthew 16:23 This is a startling and sharp rebuke to Peter. It is evidence of His emotionally humanistic conception. Because …

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Paneas and Peter’s Rebuke of Jesus

Then Peter took Him and began rebuking Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord! This shall not happen to You.” Matthew 16:22 Peter attempts to teach the Teacher. He criticizes Jesus assuming he knows better. Peter is primed with (to him) contemporary thinking that the Messiah came to vanquish enemies. Jesus couldn’t do that …

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Paneas and the Church

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I tell you that …

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Paneas and The Gates of Hell

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” Matthew 16:13 — Modern English Version (Thinline Edition.; Lake Mary, FL: Passio, 2014) Most of us are laser-focused on the question asked. That’s for a good reason. But there is a …

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Forever Perfected

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the Lord: I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your espousals, when you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. Israel is holy to the …

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Jesus Takes Away the Sins of the World

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ I did not know Him, but for this reason …

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Isaiah 9: The People

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them the light has shined. Isaiah 9:2 — Modern English Version (Thinline Edition.; Lake Mary, FL: Passio, 2014) As we have seen in the previous post, it is the people who walk …

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Isaiah 9: Galilee

Nevertheless there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time He contemptuously treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. Isaiah 9:1 …

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Why Not if There’s Safety and Security Today?

Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good.” And he said, “Why not, if there is peace and security in my days?” 2 Kings 20:19 — Modern English Version (Thinline Edition.; Lake Mary, FL: Passio, 2014) This is just one verse at the end of a long …

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Humility, Unity and Confidence

The Lord God planted a garden in the east, in Eden, and there He placed the man whom He had formed. Out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, …

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