
Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 23rd (Nehemiah 1 & John 1:29-51)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Story of the First Disciples
On the third day of new week, christ is raised from the dead. Nothing occurs on that day. In the story of noah, jesus is the new creation merging out from the waters. The summons to come and see is an invitation to move beyond just taking some one else's word for jesus identity or to regard him from a distance. One must experience him directly and personally. John sent that he might be the means by which christ is revealed to israel. His witness to what occurred at christ's baptism is crucial to this. Christ is the one on whom the spirit descends and remains. That this happened in the form of a dove Might recall the flood.
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