
Biblical Reading and Reflections: September 7th (Micah 5 & Matthew 8:1-17)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Jesus Touches the Leper, but He Does Not Contract Defilement
Peter lightheart has suggested that there is a rhythm to the stories, with three sections. Each containing explanations of jesus ministry, punctuated by reflections on or called to discipleship. It begins a series of ten actions in chapters eight and nine: cleansing a leper, healing the centurions servant, healing the fever of peter's mother in law,. calming the storm, casting out two demons, healing a paralytic, raising the dead girl of a ruler... And as we go through this series of events, there's also a movement towards greater opposition. These are signs of the new life of the kingdom. Outsiders, those excluded, are coming into the kingdom.
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