In which there is spiritual mind bendy-ness

April 28, 2012

source Here’s a little crazy, mind bendy, theological speculation. I have two verses competing against each other in my Best Bible Verse Ever Tournament and they are curiously and compellingly connected. #7 (1 Peter 5:7) Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Vs #10 (2 Corinthians 5:21) God made him who […]

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In which there is a titanic tournament tussle

April 26, 2012

I’ve gazed intently at the profound mystery that is 2 Cor 5:21… how our sinless God, literally “became” sin. for. us… for the last three posts…beginning here. But… However, the show must go on. I do have a Best Bible Verse Ever Tournament happening. 2 Corinthians 5:21 was the #10 seed in the East Regional, […]

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In which things get REALLY head-spinny

April 24, 2012

source But it’s not okay for God to be in any way imperfect… or to have any sin… yet 2 Cor 5:21 literally says… God. Made. Jesus. Sin. Impossible. Right? I’ve covered two traditional answers so far: Paul never meant the verse to be taken literally… more in the sense that God made Jesus to […]

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In which I make everybody’s head hurt

April 19, 2012

source The Bible says that God literally made. Jesus. sin. (2 Cor 5:21) How can Paul say that God made Jesus “sin”… in the same sentence he says that Jesus is without sin? ¯\(°_o)/¯ Last time I gave a reason why most Bible translators have inserted the words “to be” in their translations. “God made […]

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In which there is theological heartache

April 17, 2012

The Bible tournament to determine my number one bible verse EVER continues… If you are new to the tourney… I set up the seedings here. I determined the tournament locations here. The South Regional results are here, and here. The West Regional recaps are here, here and here The East Regional game summaries are here, […]

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In which is grace THROUGH faith

April 15, 2012

source The tournament to decide my top Bible verse ever continues… If you are new to the tourney… I set up the seedings here. I determined the tournament locations here. The South Regional results are here, and here. The West Regional recaps are here, here and here The East Regional game summaries are here, here, […]

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In which there is a last minute tournament adjustment

April 12, 2012

The last tournament matchup made me think. It was the “winning” verse… (#11) John 11:2 “…I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live…” and one word in it… “believe”. What got me thinking was how our Bible is so interconnected and a verse should never be […]

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In which we’re enroute to the best Bible verse EVER

April 10, 2012

source If you’re here from Ann’s for… …we’re considering this week, the resurrection – both His and ours. I’m in the middle of my Bible Verse tournament – and both of these verses are uber full of resurrection goodness… a little about the tourney… I set up the seedings here. I determined the tournament locations […]

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In which a lost lamb is found…by The Lamb

April 8, 2012

A Son without equal, unrivaled unsurpassed sent to be common, ordinary, misunderstood Lamb of God He walked landscapes of pain, anguish, grief, sadness, shame an offering of affection made an object of blame Lamb of Wisdom Lamb of Love Lamb of God   A lamb I was caught in thickets submerged in floods always lost […]

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In which I’m the tortoise

April 7, 2012

source I’ve always been a tortoise with a hare complex. A thousand players and coaches can zoom through a tournament quicker than one little me. My top Bible verses are still battling it out in the first round. Anyway… if you’ve missed some of Bible Verse March March/April Madness… I set up the seedings here. […]

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