In the book of Luke, Luke uses the Greek word δεῖ fourteen times. The word generally means “it is necessary” or that something “must” happen. Here I have a visual sample of three uses of the word δεῖ. As you can see it can be a positive thing (preaching the kingdom), a negative (suffering andContinue reading
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Jesus as Servant in the Book of Matthew
It is clear in our Christology today that if we are truly going to understand Jesus’ ministry while he was on this earth we must understand him as a servant. The Messiah being a servant, and particularly one that would suffer and die, was not a concept that was expected or readily accepted during theContinue reading “Jesus as Servant in the Book of Matthew”
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