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Biblical truth standing on its spiritual head to get our eternal attention.

Perryism – With God we are able to do what is humanly possible, but humanly impossible to do without God.

| July 24, 2012

Luke 1:34-37 – Impossible Possibilities

| July 22, 2012

Impossible Possibilities – The young believe the impossible because they do not understand the meaning of impossible. The old believe the impossible because they do understand the meaning of impossible. The young believe because they have not seen too much; and the old believe because they have seen enough. Both believe in a God greater […]

Matthew 5-7 – The Structure of the Sermon on the Mount #2

| July 22, 2012

The Setting of the Sermon (Immediate Context) The Structure of Matthew’s Introduction and Conclusion Teaches Us What Jesus Is Doing Second, let’s look at how Matthew framed this sermon in the immediate context. Matthew did not, via the Holy Spirit, write a separate book just on the Sermon on the Mount.  The three chapters containing […]

Perryism – Self-control is not needed when we want to obey which is why we need self-control.

| July 21, 2012

This Perryism is actually a chiasm: A – Self-control; B – Not needed; C – When we; D – Want to obey; C’ – Why we; B’ – Need; A’ – Self-control Plus, within this Perryism there is a  PerryDox (i.e., paradox).  If self-control is not needed when we want to obey then we need […]

Perryism – Self-control is not needed when we want to obey which is why we need self-control.

| July 21, 2012

Ezekiel 1 – Forbidden Reading

| July 20, 2012

Concerning the vision in Ezekiel 1: “It has thus been, on the one hand, the point of departure for generations of mystics, who have scrutinized it in the hope of retracing Ezekiel’s steps, and finding their own path to the direct encounter with with God’s very being. Precisely for that reason, however, Jewish law forbade the public […]

Perryism – When people say, “Did you hear…?” there’s a good chance they shouldn’t say.

| July 20, 2012

Matthew 5:11-12 – An Argument for the Deity of Christ

| July 18, 2012

Most of the arguments for the deity of Christ given by Himself within the gospels are not blatant declarations, but tacit, clever and somewhat shadowy implications. Does Jesus so early in His ministry, in His Sermon on the Mount, claim to be on par with the God of the Old Testament in 5:11-12? The preacher […]

Lamentations – Making Lamentations Practical

| July 17, 2012

Lamentations is one of the books that is not part of our normal readings, few sermons are preached from it. And yet it is a helpful book for how to handle great losses. Have you ever lost someone you loved? Have you ever lost someone you loved who deserved to die? How did you handle […]

Matthew 5-7 – The Sermon on the Mount for Modern Pharisees

| July 17, 2012

If you believe you can call others an idiot as long as you don’t call them a fool, you just might be a Pharisee (Mt.5:22). If you believe you can offer worship to God instead of offering repentance to your brother, you just might be a Pharisee (Mt.5:23-24). If you believe faithfulness to your wife […]