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Tag Archives: Philippians 2:1-13
Sermon: Two dis/obedient children
Commentator Wendell E. Langley suggests that by telling of two partly obedient, partly disobedient sons, Jesus is concealing a third alternative that describes what the chief priests and elders are doing. Whether they say that the first son, even though he was subsequently obedient, failed to do his father’s will, because he was initially disobedient or they say that the second son, even though he was initially obedient, failed to do his father’s will, because he was subsequently disobedient, then they are left with the question: how much more disobedient must be a son who is both initially and subsequently disobedient? Continue reading
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Tagged controversies, disobedience, Matthew 21:23-32, obedience, Parable of the Two Sons, parables, Philippians 2:1-13, prostitutes in the Bible, tax-collectors, Temple, The Parable of the Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32) against Its Semitic and Rabbinic Backdrop, Wendell E. Langley SJ, Year of Matthew
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Reflection: From prison comes joy
Reflection for North Balwyn Uniting Church27th of September, 2020 Matthew 21:23-32Philippians 2:1-13 Between last week’s reading from the Gospel according to Matthew, when Jesus told those around him the parable of merciful employer, and this week’s reading, in which there … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, humility, imprisonment, Joy, Letter to the Philippians, lockdown, Matthew 21:23-32, Philippians 2:1-13
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