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Christopher Diebold
Oct 12, 20233 min read
Eating the Fat
By the time we get to the end of Leviticus 3, we begin to see some clear patterns in the rituals and restrictions that were a part of the...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 3, 20233 min read
The Grace of the Grain Offering
In our look at the burnt offering in Leviticus 1, I noted that the context and content of the offering suggested two important ideas....
Christopher Diebold
Sep 27, 20233 min read
The Tabernacle and Creation
As we begin a selective series through the book of Leviticus, we start with the first sacrifice described, the burnt offering. But the...
Jared Smith
Sep 21, 20232 min read
Confident Eschatology
As the Farewell Discourse proper ends – the discourse is concluded with the high priestly prayer – Jesus looks to bring comfort to His...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 14, 20233 min read
Asking Questions
In the course of Jesus’ farewell discourse, he says some things that can be difficult for us to wrap our minds around. One of the more...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Salvation and the Unevangelized
As Jesus explains to his disciples that their continued lives and ministries will be beset with challenges on account of the hatred of...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 31, 20233 min read
The Taming of Wild Shoots
John 15 marks a transition in Jesus’ farewell discourse from the prior focus on how the disciples might let faith triumph over fear to a...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 23, 20233 min read
The Trinitarian Relations
As our Lord continues to give good reasons for his disciples to let faith in God soothe their troubled hearts, he turns in the second...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 17, 20233 min read
Knowing Christ, Seeing the Father
As our Lord seeks to encourage his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion, he focuses them on faith over fear. One encouragement that he...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 10, 20233 min read
Not Projects, but People
John’s account of the Last Supper has its own distinct flavor compared to the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. For example, he...
Jared Smith
Aug 3, 20232 min read
Judging Waters
I am not a great swimmer. It is only due to the mercy of our high school swimming instructor, Ms. Soss, that I graduated high school,...
Jared Smith
Jul 27, 20233 min read
Belief Without Confession?
As John closes out the public ministry of Jesus in his gospel account, John inserts the words of the prophet Isaiah in explaining that...
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