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A Brief Note on the Jewish Feasts

The formal recognition of the life of men & the presence of God

Each of the feasts were to be annually observed as a reminder of God’s deliverance of Israel from Egypt to the land of promise. One feast, though, was never to be celebrated without the others, for, together, they recited a single narrative and history.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Romans
- Romans 1:13-21

The Power of God Conceived in his Revelation to Man

The gospel, God's rule, and righteousness

Accordingly, human notions of both power and purity were challenged, toppled, and then turned right-side-up by the gospel. Rome imposed its power by a sword; the church found its increase by a word that invited believers of every tribe and people.

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Ascribed & Prescribed (Notes on Ideas)

Inspiration & Intelligibility

Language, revelation, and its religious misuse: Contrasting the character of biblical and Vedic speech

Revelation is by virtue of the Son and carried out by the Spirit, effecting understanding and a renewed relation between God and men. In scripture, language is made to serve God in a rational and benighted soul and make him a devoted soul. God’s words are given to us by the prophets, inscribed with a pen.

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Commentary & Exposition

- Luke's Gospel
- Luke 16:19-31

Considering Form & its Content

Observing what God places before men in scripture

A man might say something like, “I thirst” (John 19:28) with little attending surprise, but when God speaks such words in the form of a man—one who was then hanging on a cross to die, the same words take on another marvel and character altogether.

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