Resurrection of the Body?
Our personhood will arise and transcend the grave. Like Jesus, we, too will leave behind our image—a testimony of our love and compassion, the relics of our resurrection.
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Was Jesus’s Death in Vain?
"But he was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins; upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole, by his stripes we were healed."
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A Eucharist of Service
"'I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.'"
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God Hides in Plain Sight
Showing our true selves is always risky. We risk rejection, especially if we wish to be agents of change. Anyone who promotes change—even change for the better—will encounter opposition.
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Session 5: Keeping Chaos at Bay
In this section, we see the Yahwist holding chaos—represented by the desert wasteland—at bay and bringing plants, animals, and humans into the lush garden of creation, not just to enjoy it, but also to work with God in the maintenance of its richness and beauty.
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The Repentant Pharisees
"'Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.'"
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Session 6: Chaos Returns
The author wanted people to come away from their writings with a deeper appreciation of the gift of creation and the power of the God who formed it. They also wanted people to better understand humanity’s place within it.
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Session 4: Creation IB—The Animate World
Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed. On the seventh day God completed the work he had been doing; he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation.
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The Loving Son and His Older Brother
“’But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’”
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Session 3: Creation IA—The Inanimate World
Now, before we charge ahead into verse three of Genesis, let’s take a look at the early history of Israel where the Book of Genesis was composed.