In today's lessons we get the Word.
In Gen_1:1-31 and in Psa_19:1-6 God's Word had the power of creation. In Psa_19:7-10 God's Word is Law as supplied in Exo_20:1-17 and in Psa_19:11-14 man responds in prayer.
In the New Covenant the Word made Flesh turns the wisdom of the Old Covenant on its head turning foolishness into wisdom and weakness into strength.
1Co 1:22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,
1Co 1:23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
Mar 8:35 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.
In our Gospel we learn that God's Word is written on the hearts of men not in buildings made of stone. God's work is done not in maintaining the administrative structure of the church but in spreading God's Word of Salvation to all people. The church is not the structure where God's people meet but the people themselves and their purpose in meeting is not to do the business of the church but prayer, praise and thanksgiving.
In Gen_1:1-31 and in Psa_19:1-6 God's Word had the power of creation. In Psa_19:7-10 God's Word is Law as supplied in Exo_20:1-17 and in Psa_19:11-14 man responds in prayer.
In the New Covenant the Word made Flesh turns the wisdom of the Old Covenant on its head turning foolishness into wisdom and weakness into strength.
1Co 1:22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,
1Co 1:23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
Mar 8:35 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.
In our Gospel we learn that God's Word is written on the hearts of men not in buildings made of stone. God's work is done not in maintaining the administrative structure of the church but in spreading God's Word of Salvation to all people. The church is not the structure where God's people meet but the people themselves and their purpose in meeting is not to do the business of the church but prayer, praise and thanksgiving.
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