Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Friday – Reflect

Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Friday – Reflect

Let’s take time to pray and reflect before the workweek ends. Meeting with a Group?  Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]

Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Thursday – Act On It

Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Thursday – Act On It

We’re talking about Jesus as a Priest this week.  When you hear priest, you may think of Roman Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican priests in modern times. But these are different from priests in the Jewish world of Jesus’ time.  The fact we use the same English word does confuse this issue. The Jewish priests stood […]

Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Wednesday – Change It

Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Wednesday – Change It

Yesterday we saw the author of the Book of Hebrews describing how the sacrificial system was temporary – all these animals killed, sacrifices offered year after year, with no lasting change.  Still people would sin, sacrifice and repeat. The priests were always trying to make things right with God, at least temporarily, as the people’s […]

Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Tuesday – Study It

Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Tuesday – Study It

We asked yesterday about punishments matching crimes.  It seems like a natural enough thing to pursue in a system of law, even if it’s challenging in practice.  It makes sense and is fairly palatable with more minor infractions, but when we get to really serious crimes, it gets harder.  Think of sex crimes and murder.  […]

Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Monday

Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Monday

When we do something wrong, we’re used the idea of punishment.  Some parents might take away treats from children, or give them timeouts, or a stern talking-to. When we get caught speeding, we expect a fine, or demerit points. When someone commits a crime, they can expect punishment in terms of fines, jail time, community […]

Group Study Guide – Priest

Group Study Guide – Priest

Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: When have you been punished for an infraction? Was the punishment fitting, or not? Reading: For since the law has but a shadow of the […]