Mark 7 is the perfect backdrop for today's focus question -- was Jesus conservative or progressive (theologically)? The answer might surprise you.
#1250: Who makes you right with God relationally? | Mark 6 | Ezekiel 47 | Proverbs 10:18-21
Who makes you right with God relationally? As is usually the case, the simple Sunday school answer, “Jesus,” is sorta correct, but as is also often the case here on the program, there’s some nuance to be explored that is germane to falling more in love with Him and the people in His world. Stay tuned for the Bottom Line segment.
#1249: What’s the relationship of love and rules? | Mark 5 | Ezekiel 45.13-46:24 | Proverbs 10:12-17
#1248: What is most encouraging? | Mark 4 | Ezekiel 44-45:12
#1247: If God is infinite, is He near? | Mark 3:7-35 | Ezekiel 42:15-43:27 | Proverbs 10:9-11
#1246: Why Herodians and Pharisees? | Mark 2-3:6 | Ezekiel 40:44-42:14 | Proverbs 10:6-8
#1245: What's the "Messianic secret?" | Mark 1 | Ezekiel 40:1-43 | Proverbs 10:1-5
#1244: What is unique about Christianity? | Revelation 22 | Ezekiel 39 | Proverbs 30-31:9
#1243: What is the “bride of Christ?” | Revelation 21 | Ezekiel 38 | Proverbs 29
#1242: Is the Old Testament God mean? | Revelation 20 | Ezekiel 37:15-28 | Proverbs 27:13-28:28
#1241: What is God's ultimate mark on you? | Revelation 19 | Ezekiel 36:16-37:14 | Proverbs 26:6-27:12
#1240: Should you “answer a fool?” | Revelation 18 | Ezekiel 35-36:15 | Proverbs 25:16-26:5
#1239: How should you act before a “king?” | Revelation 17 | Ezekiel 34 | Proverbs 24:23-25:15
#1238: Why would someone refuse to repent? | Revelation 15-16 | Ezekiel 33 | Proverbs 24:13-22
#1237: How do I get wisdom? | Revelation 14 | Ezekiel 32 | Proverbs 23:19-24:12
#1236: How does Satan imitate God’s reality? | Revelation 13 | Ezekiel 31 | Proverbs 22:10-23:18
#1235: What’s “slave to the lender” mean? | Revelation 12 | Ezekiel 30 | Proverbs 21:13-22:9
Today’s focus question is prompted by something we’ll read in Proverbs today, and asking the question “What does it mean when it says ‘a borrower is slave to the lender’?” is probably obvious on one level. But it sent me on a treasure hunt, and I’ll share with you the results of that little hunt in our Bottom Line segment today.