TCN's Biblical Journey October 31st "The Real Purpose for the Power"

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Today's reading is John 21 and Act 1-3

The Acts of the Apostles

Or has also been called the acts of the Holy Spirit through believers. The reason this book has been looked at as the work of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost in some translations) is found in verse 8 of chapter 1. In the verse, Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit is what is going to empower His followers to be his witnesses. It is through this power that the apostles and others were able to do what they did. 

It is also the power of the Holy Spirit which gives believers today the power to do the most remarkable thing in the world; to be transformed into the holy people. The power to work miracles, prophecy, or even speak in tongues is small compared to the power to transform the heart of man. This power to transform, I believe, is the real power to be witnesses that Jesus is talking about. 

TCN's Biblical Journey October 30th

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Today's reading is John 17-20

What is God's ultimate purpose in sending Jesus? 

I think it can be summed up in the last verse of John 17 when Jesus ends his prayer. "...in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them." It may sound cliche but Jesus came to live in us and to love us. It was and is all about love. 

TCN's Biblical Journey October 29th

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Today's reading is John 13-16


I would agree that Christians don't have to be the doormat for the world all the time. We have examples of Paul, Jesus, not to mention a host of Old Testament people standing up and saying, NO! However, the danger is that we forget that our primary mission isn't getting our way, getting our rights, or even putting others in their place.  Our mission with Jesus is to make disciples. 

Jesus knew Judas was going to betray him, that is clear in John 13. Jesus doesn't send him away first but first serves him by washing his feet. Jesus did what was considered the lowest servants job, not just to his friends, but to the very person who was going to betray him. 

By all rights, Jesus could have refused to do this for him, but he does. Jesus also makes no noted difference in the way he washed Judas' feet as he did any of the others and surely if he had the gospel writers would have made note of it. Jesus was humble enough to be the doormat as it were, for the very person he said it would be better if he would have never been born. In this light, maybe that is the reason Paul doesn't stand up for his rights all the times. Perhaps we shouldn't be as worried about it either. 

TCN's Biblical Journey October 26th

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Today's reading is John 9-12

Even a blind man can see what those who refuse won't.

Chapter 9 is filled with the story of the man born blind who Jesus heals. The religious leaders try to find a way to debunk the whole miracle but can't find a way. When the blind man point out what the religious leaders have always believed, "If this man were not if God, he could do nothing"(v33), they resort to labeling the man a sinner and throwing him out. 

This response hasn't changed over the years. Those who do not want to see the truth will resort to name calling and throwing out the person who disagrees with them. The followers of Jesus should be better than this. 

TCN's Biblical Journey October 25th

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Today's reading is John 5-8

Jesus didn't heal them all. 

Yes in some locations especially in Galilee that multitudes brought their sick and Jesus healed them. The question has been asked if he healed everyone then why not today. Yet here in John 5, we see Jesus standing in the middle of a great number of sick people and he heals one. Not everyone not half, ONE.

This passage doesn't answer why Jesus heals some and not others, but it does negate the argument that Jesus acted one way back then and another way today. It shows that Jesus does what he does for reasons we do not always understand. In this he is consistent.

TCN's Biblical Journey October 24th John's gospel - "Jesus is God, deal with it."

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Today's reading is John 1-4

The gospel of John is so radically different than the other gospels, some secular scholars have dismissed it as inaccurate. This is a weak argument. The gospel of John was written to teach doctrine as much as teaching about the life of Christ. This doesn't make it less reliable it just makes it different. 

The difference is seen in the very beginning of the Gospel where John teaches about the pre-incarnate (life before birth) life of Christ. John isn't hinting about it he makes it clear by calling him the Word (logos). This meant Jesus was the indwelling logic in the universe or the rational order of all things. John didn't want those reading about the life of Christ to think Jesus was just a good man. Jesus' divinity seems hinted at in the Gospels (at least to modern readers), clear in the teachings of the Apostles, but John was making it clear Jesus was God.  

Now we have to deal with what this means for us, which is what John wants. 

TCN's Biblical Journey Oct. 23rd

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Today's reading is Luke 21-24

Have you ever looked into your wallet or purse to see if you had any money to put in to find nothing? Have you felt guilty? I know I have at times. The problem is the guilt isn't because I'm not giving it has been because others will see I'm not giving. 

Yes, it isn't very mature but it is still there at times. Why do we give and what do you give are two very big questions Christians have to deal with. Here is Luke 21:1-4, Jesus reminds his disciples that God sees both the motive and the resources. God measures not on the amount but on a different scale. 

Society sings the praises of those that give large amounts and for many causes, if it wasn't for those donations somethings wouldn't get done. God though isn't concerned with the amount as he is the sacrifice. 

To tie this into tithing which is the gold standard for Christians, 10% is greater than 2%(the average for most givers). This is true for God even if the 2% is a million dollars. The faithful $150 of a person making $1500 a month is greater. 

I don't know what people give in my church, but from all I do know (experience and training), the little faithful givers are the people who keep everything going. The lose of those faithful are the ruin of any church. To say it another way, it's the widow's mite which keeps the doors open not the rich man's wealth. 

Sidenote: If you want to send the church a large one time gift, we'll take it, but unless you're faithful in your giving God won't be pleased. I would rather you be right with God.  

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TCN's Biblical Journey October 22nd

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Today's reading is Luke 17-20

The Servant.

Christians often talk about the rewards in heaven. No, we really don't know what they will be or, for me currently, why it really matters. However, Jesus puts everything into perspective in Luke 17:7-10. Jesus points out that after all is said and done, we have only done what we were suppose to do.  

Yes, there are rewards, Jesus taught there are, but these are given out of God's grace. When we are at our best as Christians, we are only servants doing as we have been told and empowered. This is Jesus giving us a reminder that we need to be humble. We aren't as great as we might want to believe. 


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TCN's Biblical Journey October 19th

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Today's reading is Luke 13-16


Imagine going into a class of students soon to be high school graduates with a 4.0 average. These people haven't made less than 100% on any test or assignment they have taken. They know they are the best of the best. Yale, Harward, Standford, MIT, and every other college are calling them to come to their university. They have been told, they are the Einsteins and Hawkings of our generation. When you step into the room, they know the average IQ in the place takes a dive.

Now imagine telling them that they are no smarter than the football player whose coach bribed the teachers to give him a C- just so he could play even though he can't even read. Tell that they are about as smart as any student in grade school, no, kindergarten. Tell them that the test they have taken for years have been rigged and on the intellectual scale they are (do you dare say it?) AVERAGE.


This isn't going to be received well. Actually, maybe you should run.

Yet, Jesus in Luke 13 shatters the definitions of bad people (sinful). They thought if something bad happened you deserved it. It was their version of Karma. Yet, Jesus says that everyone is just as bad (sinful) and deserves no better than the worst of the worst. Jesus makes it clear everyone has to repent. There are no good people. 

Elsewhere in the Bible it says, "There is no distinction, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"(Romans 3:22b-23) yet there is hope "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). 

Here is the Hope: "hat if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, “WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for “WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.”"(Romans 10:9-13)

TCN's Biblical Journey October 18th The confidence to calling down fire.

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Today's reading is Luke 9-12

The confidence to calling down fire.

In the middle of Jesus travel to Jerusalem in Luke 9, the disciples show of their lack of compassion and show a vengeful streak when they want to call down fire on a Samaritan village. Jesus, of course, rebukes them and they go on. Vengeance is not Jesus method of operation and neither should it be ours. In our lives, we need to do as Jesus, just go someplace which will receive us. 

There is an amazing thing here which could be easy to miss. The disciples weren't asking Jesus to call down fire on the village. The disciples were asking for permission to do it themselves. They actually believed they could do it if Jesus gave them permission. 

Christians have often focused on the fear of the disciples after Jesus arrest and are amazed at the fearlessness after the resurrection, but we see that same unabashed confidence here. From this I can only guess is that when their confidence in Jesus was strong they thought they could do anything. 

Is this true for us? 

I think it should be.  

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TCN's Biblical Journey October 17th

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Today's reading is Luke 5-8

If you think about it the same material is used to build a power plant as is to make a bomb. A knife can be used as a scalpel to save a life or as a dagger to take a life. It's how the material is developed, shaped, and used. This brings us to Jesus call of Peter in Luke 5: "From now on you will catch men."

Jesus wasn't telling Peter he wasn't going to be doing any catching which is what he had probably been doing all his life but now he was going to have a different reason and a different catch. God uses who and what we are to do His work. Moses had a staff, David had a sling, Gideon had a trumpet yet God did great things through these people using what they had.

It may not look like much or it may look completely fowl, but whatever you have your history, your talents, your body even, God can and will use it for a good work, if you let him. Following Jesus might not be as radically different than you think.

TCN's Biblical Journey October 16th

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Today's reading is Luke 1-4


The beginning of Luke explains the reason for this book. Those others had begun writing down an account of what Jesus did and say the unnamed author (most Scholars and the early church believed it was Luke) says he thought he needed to do the same. He not being an eyewitness says he has made a thorough investigation of everything from the beginning for a man named Theophilus. 

This statement shows that Luke didn't just throw this together but did due diligence in researching the truth of what he wrote. This is important for Christianity because we believe that our faith is rooted in historical facts. Paul himself claims in 1 Corinthians 15:14 that if Jesus didn't really rise from the dead our faith is in vain. I won't go into detail here but we do have a Faith rooted not in mysticism but in Historical facts. 


NOTE: Lee Strobel The Case for Christ, CS Lewis Mere Christianity, and most anything written by Ravi Zacharias are great resources to learn about the historicity of Christianity. However, there is a lot more besides. 

TCN's Biblical Journey October 15th

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Today's reading is Mark 13-16


Look A Mistake!

This is the claim some have made when it comes to the last part of Mark chapter 16. There is a statement in most modern Bibles that this section is not found in most of the older Manuscripts. This makes some question if it may have been added later. 

This has given some the excuse that the entire Bible can be thrown out as just a collection of man-made sayings. The problem with this is that it takes one doubt over one area and uses it to paint the entire Bible. It is similar to saying my dad was good so all dads are good or this businesswoman is a crook so all women in business are crooks. 

Volumes have been written to explain and I won't go into detail but let me give a few thoughts.

1. This admission of possible doubt demonstrates the attempt of Christians to remain connected with the historical reality of their faith. 

2. This section could have been added later by Mark or by his request after concern that his method of trying to draw the reader into making their own conclusion left too many doubts. (Authors have updated new additions at other times, why not here? No, this doesn't discount the inspiration of Scripture but I won't go into that now.)

3. The claims made in the later parts of Mark do not contradict any other scriptures. Yes, some have taken the claim to play with snakes as literal but a few misusing this doesn't negate the truth it contains.

There are a host more but these three I hope will give you some comfort in the truth of scriptures.

TCN's Biblical Journey October 12th

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Today's reading is Mark 9-12

Be like a child not childish. This is the emphasis Matthew points out about Jesus message on what it means to be a leader, but in Mark 9:37 the writer points out the willingness to receive a little child. This isn't saying the humility that Matthew emphasized isn't important but he is pointing the importance of reaching out to His little ones. 

The powerful in Jesus day ignored the young. They offered nothing for them. There was no reward to help them. There was no immediate gain. Yet, Jesus makes it clear that these are ones he cares about, those who don't offer gain. In fact, Jesus makes it clear that offending these little ones was something God was going to punish severely. 

So Are you willing to receive those who can promise you nothing? 

TCN's Biblical Journey October 11th Touch Him!

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Today's reading is Mark 5-8

Touch Him!

Mark 5

Jesus in is surrounded by people. People who were followers, doubters, the curious, the self-serving, the self-righteous, you know the normal mix of people following the famous. Yet one person in the crowd was different. 

Though many people had made contact with Jesus only one person touched him. Touched him in faith. A faith which changed her life forever. This was a woman who would have been considered unclean by the religious people of the day. Yet this time, instead of the unclean making the thing it touched defiled, the unclean was made clean.

Nothing holy in the Old Covenant could make the unclean clean. If the unclean touched a sacred object it was made unclean but someone greater than anything sacred in the temple was walking down the street. Somehow this woman understood with Jesus the rules would be different. Jesus could make her whole. He could make her clean.

Jesus still can if you reach out and touch him. 

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TCN's Biblical Journey October 10th Mark: Gospel of the working man.

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Today's reading is Mark 1-4

Mark: Gospel of the working man.

Mark most Biblical Scholars feel was written to a Roman audience. It pictures Jesus as a servant or in Biblical imagery as an ox. A servant isn't known by their heritage so no information about his parentage or childhood is recorded. The only prolog to the action is the reference to Isaiah (40:3) which proclaimed one would come to prepare the way for the Lord. After this, the action begins and we do see a book where Jesus is a man of action. 

If you are a person of action, Mark is your gospel. In the first chapter alone, Jesus is baptized, tempted, calls his disciples, drives out an evil spirit, heals many, goes out in the morning to pray, prepares to move on to the next town, and heals a leper for good measure. Mark picture of Jesus is that of the working man.  

Personally, I find Matthew my favorite gospel. However, as you read through Mark try to enjoy the way he demonstrates this side of Jesus the servant. Maybe you will find that Mark is your favorite Gospel. 

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TCN's Biblical Journey October 9th -- Apple trees produce apples. (Deep, isn't it?)

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Today's reading is Matthew 25-28

Apple trees produce apples.
(Deep, isn't it?)

Matthew 25 contains three of the more familiar parables of Jesus: The Ten Virgins, The Talents, and The Sheep and the Goats. The first speaks of being ready for Christ's return, the others speak of being faithful until He returns. 

Christians understand that salvation can't be bought but only accepted. So being ready isn't a matter of doing something but having something the Spirit of God (oil is a symbol of Him). It isn't something you can buy but it is something you can receive.

This being said it isn't just having the Holy Spirit (or claiming to) but being faithful in life and this is seen in the next two parables. The actions, as I read this, isn't something the stewards or the sheep are doing to their salvation but in faithful response to what they have been given and flowing naturally from their lives. 

I note here the stewards don't come across as prideful but as just doing their jobs. The sheep are actually surprised that their actions count as works pleasing to God but were doing what they naturally do. Both seem to be like the apple tree who is praised for growing apples and asks, "Why praise me? This is what I do." 

Salvation is free and given by grace, we can't and don't earn it. However, Jesus living in us will cause us to begin to act differently and be different. It is a transformation.

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TCN's Biblical Journey October 8th

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Today's reading is Matthew 21-24

Chapter 21 begins what is called the passion week in Christendom. It begins with Jesus entering into Jerusalem hailed by many who have come to the feast as the Messiah. The leaders and rulers who live comfortably where they are at are concerned and see Jesus as a danger. He is dangerous because the proclamation of a king will bring down the armies of Rome and, to make matters worse, Jesus is pointing out their hypocrisy.  

In an attempt to discredit him they ask him to say who has given him authority. He returns the question asking by what authority John the Baptist did the works he did (23-27). They didn't believe or follow John but know that the people think of John the Baptist as a prophet so say they don't know. In response, Jesus refuses to answer either. What gets me here is the similarity between people in power then as today. People saying one thing in front of one group and doing another thing behind their back. Condemning people who have done the same thing they did but always trying to save face in front of the people. 

It's no wonder Jesus said that we should let our yeses to be yes and our nos to be no. He didn't want us to act the way it had always been done. He wanted better for us. He wanted us to be better.  

TCN's Biblical Journey October 5th

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Today's reading is Matthew 17-20

Matthew 17 begins with what has been referred to as the Transfiguration of Christ. At this moment Jesus is seen in all his true glory with Moses and Elijah. Yet a small side detail captures my attention. Peter knew that Jesus was talking to Moses and Elijah.  

How is that possible? There were no photos, no statues, no real description of him in Jewish history at all. Yet, Peter knows who they are.

It could be that he heard them talking a while and after they referred to one another he spoke but that doesn't sound like the Peter we read about. Peter was the jump first ask questions later. Get onto the water and then wonder, "how is this possible."

This is Saint Charles thought: Peter was getting a look into the spiritual realm into the place where Paul says we will know even as we are known. It was a supernatural transfer of knowledge, which he immediately used for the wrong purpose (how human). 
People wonder will we know one another in eternity. This incident I believe shows we will. 


If this is too far out for you then go down to verse 24-27, where Jesus said basically "We aren't going to offer offense even if we could and be right."  



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TCN's Biblical Journey October 4th

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Today's reading is Matthew 13-16

This chapter contains several parables of Jesus. They all have one theme though each has truths that each of us should learn from. The theme is growth and reward. In each parable, the desired outcome is that there is to be growth but in the parable of the sower and the weeds there are complications. In the parable of the hidden treasure and pearl, there is a great reward for those who give it all. In the parable of the net, we are shown there is going to be a reward for fish with the bad thrown out. The parables end with Jesus giving a story about storing the truths from the past and the new ones together. 

The lesson I like to take from the sower is the sower has to realize that not all the seed he cast out is going to bring forth a harvest. Yes, a harvest is coming but ¾ of the seeds landed on places which would not bring forth a harvest. It is discouraging at times to work for God and think growth is taking place, but people ignore the truth, get distracted from the truth and fall away. Yet the sower has to realize a harvest is coming. The difficulty for most of those who are sowers is that we don’t know which heart is stone, weedy, rocky, or good. Often, we think someone is hard but later the harvest comes forth. At the end of the day, we must realize a harvest is coming.

The parable of the weeds reminds us that not everyone in our midst is true blue. God will judge and separate at his time. Here we learn to trust God to separate the true from those that look good, the false from those who are immature. At the end of the day, God will separate, but know this there will be a harvest in spite of the weeds. 

The parable of the mustard seed and the yeast remind us that small thing can bring big results. The old saying is “Don’t despise small beginnings.” We never know what may come so don’t be discouraged.   

The parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl remind us that in order to get the greater reward we need to be willing to leave everything else behind. 

The parable of the net reminds us again that God is going to separate the good from the bad. In the end, God will take care of it all. There will be a reward in a great harvest of fish and God will take care of those that aren’t good. 

We get to the final story where Jesus tells us to store the truths away both those from the past and the new truths. There is a great reward in holding onto the truth.


Finally, we come to the end of the chapter where Jesus is rejected by those who know him best. Instead of accepting the miracles and the teaching they doubt him because they know him. This is a reminder that there are some who will never accept us no matter what we do. If they rejected Jesus and he was perfect, then don’t be discouraged when they decide to reject what God is doing in your life.

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TCN's Biblical Journey Oct. 3rd

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Today's reading is Matthew 9-12

A Party!

Matthew 9:9 we see the calling of Matthew. Matthew is sitting at the receipt of customs the place where the taxes were to be paid. John Wesley points out that he was “in the very height of his business,” when Jesus called him. We can assume that Matthew had heard and seen Jesus before but here in the middle of his workday Jesus gives Matthew a call. Many people would have said, sure as soon as I finish up here, and we do see some of that in the gospels, but Matthew seemed to realize this was his opportunity and left everything.

God doesn’t always call people in the middle of their work day and ask them to leave it all behind, but He does often call us out of our own ideas and plans to follow him. He calls us from the middle of our grudge to forgive. He calls out of the middle of our payday to remind us to be faithful to him. He calls us out of our sin to follow him. In this, there is always a “reason to say” not now. However, God isn’t looking to be put on hold. If we are seeking first the Kingdom of God then we don’t put God on hold, we act when he says. We are to respond like Matthew, rising and following. 

However, there is another thing Matthew does, he has a party to invite all his friends to meet the person who called him to a new life. Are we singing the praises of God about what he has called us to or are we trying to slide quietly away so no one will notice? 

Matthew’s actions do not leave much room for him to return to his old life, in truth it gives him none. He has let everyone know I am going a new way, this wasn’t a party like Matthew might have had in the past, this was a party to introduce everyone to Jesus. 

So, are you following Jesus? Have you thrown your party to honor Jesus?

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TCN's Biblical Journey Oct 2nd

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Today's reading is Matthew 5-8

The Sermon on the Mount

Matthew 5

This chapter starts what many believe is the most important group of teachings in the New Testament if not the whole Bible. There have been entire books written on just the opening words, "Blessed are the poor in Spirit." However, I won't be looking at that in this writing. I have other things which I have written on this sermon. What I want to point out is where Jesus is focusing his teaching in the sermon. 

Jesus focus isn't on the world around the disciple or for the most part the actions of the disciple, but the heart of the disciple. Jesus makes it clear the poor in Spirit (inside) is bless, be glad (on the inside) when your persecuted, hate (inside) toward others is equal to murder,  love (inside) your enemies. 

Yes, there are outward actions which come from the inward attitude, but Jesus doesn't seem impressed by actions without the correct internal attitude. What makes a person right with God and Jesus' disciple is the heart, not the outside. 


Jesus doesn't dismiss the actions we do just because we claim to have a good heart. He does make it clear that the first and most important step is the change inside. This is why Jesus starts with what is on the inside, poor spirit, sorrow over sinful life, humility, desire for righteousness, mercy, purity, etc...



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TCN's Biblical Journey October 1st- The New Testament

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Today's reading is Matthew 1-4

God saw them as vital.

We move now into the New Testament and the first chapter is a genealogy, which for most is not very exciting. However, in this list of names, there are some interesting names. The most interesting is that women are named, which is interesting considering that women at this time were not respected. 

Looking at the women in this genealogy, they aren’t the ones people think of as saints, but then neither were the men in the list. Looking at these women, we have Tamar, a woman who dressed up as a prostitute; Rahab, a prostitute; Ruth, a foreigner; Bathsheba, an adulteress. Yet despite their history, these women are recognized later as being righteous. Their stories could have been forgotten but their actions later could not be ignored even in a culture that tended to diminish the role of women. It also says that God and the early Christian writers did not diminish the importance of women in the coming of the Messiah.  

When the chapter ends it ends with another woman vital to the coming of the Messiah, Mary. Mary the mother of Jesus, whom Joseph by the record was not the father. A woman who could have been punished by an unbelieving society, but who trusted God and for whom God sent an angel to Joseph to tell him the Spirit of God was the one responsible for this child.


What faith? Despite their past and the opinion of society, these women found a place in the coming of the Messiah. What are you doing to bring the Messiah, Jesus, to the world around you?


A side note the scripture said that after Jesus was born then Joseph consummated their relationship. Though this contradicts the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, scripture uses the same terms as when other people have sex. This means that though Mary was a virgin when Jesus was conceived she did not remain a perpetual virgin.