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Thirty Days of Jesus Repeat: Day 23, Compassionate Healer

Posted on December 18, 2019 by elizabethprata

By Elizabeth Prata

This section of verses that show Jesus’ life are focused on His earthly ministry. We’ve seen Him as servant, teacher, shepherd, intercessor, and now Healer.

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Thirty Days of Jesus Repeat: Day 22, Jesus as Intercessor

Posted on December 17, 2019 by elizabethprata

By Elizabeth Prata

This section of verses that show Jesus’ life are focused on His earthly ministry. We’ve seen Him as servant, teacher, shepherd and now intercessor.

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GotQuestions: What is the purpose of Jesus interceding for us in heaven?

Compelling Truth: What does it mean that Jesus intercedes for us?

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advent, theology

Nativity & Advent: The Census of Quirinius

Posted on December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 by elizabethprata

By Elizabeth Prata

Mary and Joseph register for the census before Governor Quirinius. Byzantine mosaic c. 1315

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. (Luke 2:1-5). Continue reading “Nativity & Advent: The Census of Quirinius” →

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Thirty Days of Jesus Repeat: Day 21, Shepherd

Posted on December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 by elizabethprata

By Elizabeth Prata

This section of verses that show Jesus’ life are focused on His earthly ministry. We’ve seen Him as servant, teacher, and now shepherd.

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Continue reading “Thirty Days of Jesus Repeat: Day 21, Shepherd” →

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Word of the Week: Heresy

Posted on December 15, 2019August 11, 2025 by elizabethprata

By Elizabeth Prata

The thread of Christianity depends on a unity from one generation to the next of mutual understanding of our important words. Hence the Word of the Week. Continue reading “Word of the Week: Heresy” →

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Thirty Days of Jesus Repeat: Day 20, Jesus as the Teacher

Posted on December 15, 2019December 16, 2019 by elizabethprata

By Elizabeth Prata

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How can we know God unless He reveals Himself to us? The creation confirms His existence, but what does the creature know of His attributes, Person, or Power? Unless He teaches us about Himself, we will not know. God sent His Son Jesus to earth as a born-babe, to live the full life of sinlessness under the Law, and to teach us about Himself. He was prophesied to die as the atoning sacrifice, and then rise again to receive His people through His work on the cross. Grace abounds. Continue reading “Thirty Days of Jesus Repeat: Day 20, Jesus as the Teacher” →

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Thirty Days of Jesus Repeat: Day 19, Jesus Emptied Himself

Posted on December 14, 2019 by elizabethprata

By Elizabeth Prata

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Barnes’ Notes explains the ’emptying’

The word does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament, except in the passage before us. The essential idea is that of bringing to emptiness, vanity, or nothingness; and, hence, it is applied to a case where one lays aside his rank and dignity, and becomes in respect to that as nothing; that is, he assumes a more humble rank and station.
In regard to its meaning here, we may remark:

(1) that it cannot mean that he literally divested himself of his divine nature and perfections, for that was impossible. He could not cease to be omnipotent, and omnipresent, and most holy, and true, and good.

(2) it is conceivable that he might have laid aside, for a time, the symbols or the manifestation of his glory, or that the outward expressions of his majesty in heaven might have been withdrawn. It is conceivable for a divine being to intermit the exercise of his almighty power, since it cannot be supposed that God is always exerting his power to the utmost. And in like manner there might be for a time a laying aside or intermitting of these manifestations or symbols, which were expressive of the divine glory and perfections. Yet,

(3) this supposes no change in the divine nature, or in the essential glory of the divine perfections. When the sun is obscured by a cloud, or in an eclipse, there is no real change of its glory, nor are his beams extinguished, nor is the sun himself in any measure changed. His luster is only for a time obscured.

Further Reading

GotQuestions: What is the Kenosis?

GTY Study Guide: Christ humbled, Christ exalted

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Thirty Days of Jesus Repeat: Day 18, The Highest King

Posted on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 by elizabethprata

By Elizabeth Prata

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Further Reading

Though the verse is literally speaking about King David, the relation of David to Christ means the verse also prefigures the preeminence of King Jesus. The throne, through David’s line, would last forever through Christ.

Gill’s Exposition says,

Also I will make him my firstborn,…. Or, “make him the firstborn”; make him great, as Jarchi interprets it; give him the blessing, the double portion of inheritance: so Christ is made most blessed for ever, and has all spiritual blessings in his hands; and is heir of all things, and his people joint-heirs with him. Christ is God’s “firstborn”, or “first begotten”, Hebrews 1:6, being begotten by him, and of him; … even him the Father promises to make “higher than the kings of the earth”; having a kingdom of a superior nature to theirs, and a more extensive and durable one; and even they themselves shall be subject to him; hence he is called “King of kings”, Revelation 19:16.

The King of Kings shall reign forever, His Kingdom shall endure.

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theology

How could Paul Sing in Jail?

Posted on December 12, 2019December 13, 2019 by elizabethprata

By Elizabeth Prata

In Acts 16, Paul was followed by a slave girl who made much money for her owner by telling fortunes. She kept hollering after Paul and his group, and vexed Paul very much. Finally he cast the demon out of her, and that was that.

Or not. For when her owners saw their means of gain was gone, they beat Paul. Magistrates threw him and Silas in jail. (Acts 16:19-24). Not just jail, but “inner prison”. Continue reading “How could Paul Sing in Jail?” →

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