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The Foreword
I was very pleased to have my friend Dr. Joel Hunter, Senior Pastor of Northland: A Church Distributed in Longwood, Florida, and Spiritual Advisor to the President of the United States pen the Foreword for the print version of Big Buts of the Bible: A Revealing Look at Jesus Christ. When I was a boy, Continue reading
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You’ve Heard It Said
They’ll Know By Our Love If all that were not enough, Jesus’ teachings call his followers beyond law to grace. The law provided a just remedy—an eye for an eye. Jesus said, “but I tell you don’t resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” Continue reading
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Buts via Tweet?
Ran across this earlier … If you’re not following @Big_Buts what are you waiting for? What is @Big_Buts? A couple of bible verses a day that contain a big but, and other similar encouragements, coming your way as we share this journey of life and faith–go ahead, click FOLLOW! Continue reading
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You’ve Heard It Said
Put Asunder? Jesus next turns to the matter of divorce. Do you suppose it is a coincidence that Jesus moves from adultery directly to a teaching on divorce? Jesus teaches more on divorce in chapter 19. But to whet our appetites a bit, here’s a big but about it from that passage, where Jesus said Continue reading
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You’ve Heard It Said
Take Radical Action ~ Jesus employs the same logic concerning adultery. The people were all familiar with the laws about marital faithfulness. People could be stoned to death were they caught in adultery. Soap operas could have been named As The Stones Fly. Jesus employed a big but again to move our understanding beyond: But Continue reading
Big Buts of the Bible 