When I was a kid, the story of Jesus cleansing the temple confused me. Why would Jesus overturn tables? Why did He make a whip and why would He run animals out of the temple? I remember Sunday school teachers telling this story but they never explained the “why.” After all, what was so wrong […]
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There are four Bible stories that involve this coin: Jesus cleansing the Temple (early in His ministry), turning over the moneychanging tables (John 2:13-22) Jesus sending Peter to get a coin from the fish’s mouth to pay the Temple tax (Matthew 17:24–27) Jesus cleansing the Temple (later in His ministry), again turning over the moneychanging
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A Greater Understanding of What Jesus Meant “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?’–which means, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46) This phrase has often been misunderstood because it wasn’t just a cry of agony. It was also a cry of victory…
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By His Wounds “But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5) The Gospel writers didn’t give much description to Jesus’ scourging. A depiction was unnecessary because throughout the Roman Empire, people understood
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