Colossians 2:1-23 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and … in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without hands … having been buried with Him in baptism … you were also raised with Him …And … He made …
Category Archives: RTB 2021 – New Testament
October 23 / Colossians 1:1-29
Colossians 1:1-29 Paul’s many parenthetical expressions often make for difficult reading. Here is what I distilled today by leaving out some of those expressions: …the gospel…in the whole world…is bearing fruit and increasing… (vv. 5b-6a) Paul is reporting on the spread of the Gospel “in the whole world”. He knows (without personal mention) that he …
October 22 / Philemon 1-25
Philemon 1-25 I mentioned last year in my final comment below that Mark Bruner would be visiting St. Andrew’s for his Asbury graduation in November. That visit did not happen, but as circumstances would have it, I can now report again that Mark will be visiting next month! He will be here on November 7, …
October 21 / Acts 28:1-31
Acts 28:1-31 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much dispute among themselves. (v.29) This verse may be new to you depending on the translation that you are reading. The NASB has it, but the ESV does not. The ESV indicates in a footnote that “some manuscripts” add this verse. But, …
October 20 / Acts 27:27-44
Acts 27:27-44 My comments from last year are helpful in understanding just exactly what was going on with the ship being battered from the wind and waves. From yesterday’s reading, Paul speaking: Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete… (v. 21b) I think many of us hate it …
October 19 / Acts 27:1-26
Acts 27:1-26 Not much to add to today’s reading that I did not already cover below. However, I am intrigued by what it must have been like back then to be a sailor or a passenger on a ship, totally at the mercy of the winds and the waves. No wonder Paul went overland as …
October 18 / Acts 26:1-32
Acts 26:1-32 Yesterday Ben preached from Isaiah 53:4-6, one of the “suffering servant” passages: Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us …
October 17 / Acts 25:1-27
Acts 25:1-27 I’m amazed at the Jewish leaders’ persistence in bringing their case against Paul: When he [Paul] had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him that they could not prove. (v 7) Paul has been in “prison” (possibly “house arrest”) in Caesarea …
October 16 / Philippians 4:1-23
Philippians 4:1-23 I comment on verse 18b in the second link below, but it is worth repeating the end of that comment: “Our small gifts – our time, treasure and talent – are seen by God and they accrue to our account with Him. Our tithes and offerings do not go unnoticed! Christians need to …
October 15 / Philippians 3:1-21
Philippians 3:1-21 …forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on… (vv. 13b-14a) I already commented on these verses in the second link below, but it is worth re-stating. Paul does not want us to sit idly by enjoying our position as believers in Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension, and …