Puzzle Piece Scripture
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If Jesus was fully human then He was probably quirky like the rest of us. Did he have some odd habits liking eating his peas one at a time or referring to himself in the third person? I was always confused by John 7:53-8:11. For some reason Jesus bends down and starts writing in the dirt. He does this twice in this passage, but the author sees no need to tell us what he wrote. Was he just filling time by doodling while he though up a rebuttal or did he write a zinger on the ground that helped put those guys in their place?
When researching this passage more, you’ll often find it referred to as the pericope adulterae, meaning “the passage of the adulterous woman”. This passage is an interesting one because more than likely it was not included in the original text written by John.
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There are certain Bible verses that you will never hear your pastor preach a sermon on. Here is a collection of the ten most bizarre verses in the Bible. I have to warn you that some of these could be considered inappropriate but if you want to call the Word of God inappropriate then that is your call. As for me, I’d avoid making the God of verse number 7 angry.
Ever since pulling back Santa’s curtain to reveal the true identity, I think Christmas lost almost all of its wonder. But in recent years I have seen a new tradition introduced that helps me to regain my child-like anticipation for Christmas. This new tradition is the always comical “War on Christmas.” For those of you unfamiliar, there is a movement towards Happy Holidays and away from Merry Christmas. If you watch some of the news about this then you would think, for Christians, no greater blasphemy has ever occurred in the history of mankind, because after all, Jesus is the reason for the season, right?
Of course death is a natural part of life so you wouldn’t be surprised to find it in the Bible. However when you are dealing with the YHWH you are bound to see judgment carried out in some unexpected ways. Death is not something to be celebrated especially if there is an absence of the saving knowledge of Christ. But it is not something to be avoided either. Here are the ten wildest and craziest deaths found in the Bible.
I am not a perfectionist. I am rarely accused of overworking myself. If I make mistakes then I just shrug it off and maybe I’ll try harder next time. Of course that is me and there are those of you out there who love perfection. We’ll call those people “nerds” or in the words of Sandlot, “a square, Benny, the kid’s a square.” Don’t worry. You are not alone as history is full of perfectionists who just beat themselves up until they get it right….literally. Flagellants are always popping up in church history trying to beat the sin out of themselves.