And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” And Jesus answered them, “Those who are … More How should disciples relate to sinners?
Today we read Luke 4:13-30. Here are helpful comments from Pastor Coty Pinckney in a sermon, “The King and His Kingdom” comments:
Coty Pinckney makes this very interesting observation regarding Luke 3 and 4, our passages in the reading plan today: Most written accounts of a person’s life would put the genealogy right at the beginning – like the Gospel of Matthew. Again like Matthew, most often the genealogy will start with the ancestor and work forward … More Adam and second Adam: what a contrast!
In our Bible reading passage today, 1 Kings 12, we read that after Jeroboam joined the people, they asked King Rehoboam to “lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.” (vs 4) Notice that they didn’t ask that he end it altogether, just that he … More A turn of events from the LORD
We come to Ephesians 4:1-16 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. Coty Pinckney asks us to consider Ephesians 4:15-
We come to a section of Psalm 119 today that captures the heart and passion of this Bible-reading website…knowing God through His word leads to trusting and loving Him more and more each day. Coty Pinckney on Psalm 119, “Knowing and Loving God Through His Word”-
We come to a section of Psalm 119 today that captures the heart and passion of this Bible-reading website…knowing God through His word leads to trusting and loving Him more and more each day. Coty Pinckney on Psalm 119, “Knowing and Loving God Through His Word”-
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility Ephesians 2:13-14 (read verses 11-22 today) Coty Pinckney on Ephesians 2:11-22
In our reading plan we come to Mark 16. In verses 6-7 we read, And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is … More Hard promises and easy promises
Coty Pinckney comments on today’s reading in Mark 15:1-15: Note here the irony of the release of Barabbas: Jesus is falsely accused of leading a rebellion against Rome; Barabbas did lead a rebellion against Rome. The guilty one goes free; the innocent man dies. Pilate’s preference for not executing an innocent man is just that … More The guilty one goes free; the innocent man dies.
