Robert Capon – Parable of the Weeds, pt.2
In his explanation of the parable, Capon hypothesizes that Jesus gives his disciples only what they can handle. He gives them a dog biscuit. (see, Mark 7:27-28).
Robert Capon – Parable of the Weeds, pt.1
The great mystery of this parable is that we are not to engage in right-handed power when confronted with evil.
Robert Capon – Parable of the Mustard Seed
The Kingdom is a like a Mustard Seed. As Capon tells us, the kingdom is the very thing sown, not something that results from the sowing of a seed other than itself.
Robert Capon – Parables of the Light and the Growing Seed
Within the Parable of the Growing Seed, Jesus drives home the simplicity and sovereignty of the Kingdom.
Robert Capon – The Sower, pt.2
In this chapter, Capon explores the themes of Catholicity, Mystery, Actuality, and Hostility and Response that are present in the Sower and that we will be discussing throughout his book.
Robert Capon – The Sower, pt.1
Jesus is aware that his teaching ministry has failed. Everyone – from the common laborer to the religious leaders – is looking for a new David to reestablish a Jewish kingdom ruled by God’s Anointed under God’s Law. Jesus has failed to overcome and correct his audience’s grossly mistaken expectations of who he is and what he is proclaiming.
Robert Capon – An Introduction to Kingdom, Grace, Judgment
Capon sets out his goal for his work which is to provide us a fresh, adventurous look at the parabolic words and acts of Jesus in the larger light of their entire gospel and biblical context.
The Revelation – The End – Rev. 21-22, pt.2
John has a vision of the final reconciliation of all creation. For God is making (present active indicative) all things new. Rev. 21:5
The Revelation – The End – Rev. 21-22, pt.1
This is the promised reality for us, the Bride of Christ. John gives us a vision of a redeemed and transformed creation from which all manner of evil and ungodliness are absent and the church is that beautiful, life-giving, at-one-ness with God.
The Revelation – A Review – Gen.1 – Rev. 20
I want us to remember and review the arc of Scripture and the arc of Revelation so that we better understand the new heaven and the new earth, the new Jerusalem, and the new Eden when we conclude next week.