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Rodney Duke's Devotional Bible and Theology

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"I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE” (JOHN 11:25-26): TWO CLAIMS

I recently realized when Jesus said that he is the resurrection and the life (John 11:25a) that he was making two, albeit related, claims.  My lack of apprehension was because I had taken for granted translations that have Jesus saying in the next verse (26a), “The one who lives and believes in me will never die” (NET, see how NRSV and NIV also say “never”).  I had won...


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ADVENT: INCARNATION: A PARALLEL ACT TO CREATION, John 1:4-5

John’s prologue to his gospel of Jesus (1:1-5) is set within the theological context of Genesis 1, “In the beginning” (1:1).  That context is important for understanding John.  (See “Advent: And the Word Was God?” 11/30/25.)  John’s narrative proper begins at v. 6 with the introduction of John the Baptist with his announcement of the Incarnation at v 14, when God’...


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ADVENT: AND THE WORD WAS GOD? (John 1:1-2)

What was John saying in 1:1-2 about the Word (logos)?  I, like others, do not think I can capture the Greek concepts in English.  I will try, but what I notice is that many commentators get hung up on the individual word issues and miss the broader cultural understanding of speaking that lies behind John’s imagery.Issues“In beginning”: indicating temporality or causali...


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I GRIEVE BECAUSE OF CHRISTIANS.

I grieve that people are not walking with Jesus because of Christians.  I am speaking about something much deeper than political division.  I have friends who are atheists or agnostics due to their experience with Christians.  Today, again, I met another fine man who is an agnostic.  He would like to believe in a God, but because Christians have taught him th...


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A PRAYER FOR THOUGHTS AND DREAMS

I have friends struggling with bad dreams.  For one person, they go back to his time of service in Vietnam.  My friends have memories that have been triggered by recent personal events.  I wonder how to pray for my friends.  As in their cases, one’s “mind” may be outside of willful control due to the non-conscious release of chemicals that trigger neurologica...


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