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Nov 30, 2023 · Jesus uses these truths to deliver a warning to the Jewish leaders. The stone in verse 44 is also Jesus. In saying that those who fall on this stone "will be broken to pieces," Jesus is warning against opposing Him. Defying Jesus is like beating one’s head against a solid rock—a foolish action. In saying that those upon whom the stone falls ...
Jan 20, 2018 · This vision was blocked from non-Spiritually looking Jews by the fact of the crucifixion and death and, hence, failure of earthly political success of Jesus, who said that He was their Messiah; and that is one of the meanings of the Pauline expression that "Jesus as crucified is a stumbling block for Jews": for through beholding non-Spiritually, they have interpreted His triumph and ...
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The Gospels reveal that at the end of Jesus’ life, Jewish and Roman authorities went to great lengths to stop the movement he started. They even broke their own laws in the process because they were so desperate to end Jesus’ life (more below). The authorities bribed one of his followers to betray him (Judas); arrested him with great cowardice; tre...
Matthew informs his readers that the Jewish authorities “plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him” (Matt. 26:4, ESV). Giving Jesus a fair trial was never the plan. The authorities wanted him to die; they just had to figure out how to arrest him and convince the Romans to kill him. It’s only after Jesus is arrestedthat the J...
The Jewish religious leaders didn’t have the legal right to execute Jesus, so they had to persuade the Romans that he was a threat to them. But the Roman authorities didn’t care about the charge of blasphemy against Jesus. To them, such accusations were internal mattersamong the Jews. However, the Romans would have cared if Jesus threatened to dest...
The list below is adapted from John Piper’s book The Passion of Jesus Christ, which is a great devotional resource for anyone wanting to study the results of Jesus’ crucifixion for sinners. The tables below preview the book’s chapters (“Purpose” column) and the key verse Piper expounds for readers. Also see What Time Did Jesus Christ Die?to learn m...
He wrote that he and his companions in ministry preached “Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness” (1 Corinthians 1:23). Many first-century Jews and Greeks rejected the doctrine of Christ crucified, but some—those God had called—rejoiced in this knowledge. To those individuals, and to us today, this ...
King James Version. 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Read full chapter. Romans 16.
But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness; we. 1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
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The discourse begins with the cross of Christ, 1 Corinthians 2:2; those who thus receive it are made acquainted with all connected with Christ and His glory, those who do not receive it, fall short of the whole, Acts 25:19; Acts 17:32.— σκάνδαλον, a stumbling-block) As folly and wisdom, so a stumbling-block and a sign are opposed to each other, for a sign is an attractive work of ...
