“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2). In this chaotic time, most people wantContinue reading “The Psalms and Jesus”
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Christmas Stories in the Bible, Part 9
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed …” Thus begins the most famous account of the Christmas story, found in Luke 2. One thing has never changed: taxes. But in this story everything else does. A baby wasContinue reading “Christmas Stories in the Bible, Part 9”
Christmas Stories in the Bible, Part 8
Not only is Luke the longest of our four Gospels; his Christmas story dwarfs the others. Matthew’s story takes up 58 verses, but Luke’s 132. The main reason is that his story is really two birth stories, not just of Jesus, but also of John the Baptist. If we deleted what Luke has to sayContinue reading “Christmas Stories in the Bible, Part 8”
R Jackson Painter, PhD 