Category Archives: mortality

the next Adam

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Romans 5:12-17 12 Because of this, in the same way that sin entered the world through one man and death entered as a consequence of that sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned– 13 because before … Continue reading →

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death not a gateway

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 35:16-29 16 Then they traveled from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. 17 And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do … Continue reading →

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Off limits

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 26:1-11 Now there was a famine in the land, in addition to the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar. 2 And the LORD appeared to … Continue reading →

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Enoch

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 5:12-24 12 After Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel. 13 Kenan lived after he fathered Mahalalel 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 So all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died. … Continue reading →

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Lived and died

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 4:25 – 5:11 25 And Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has provided for me another child in place of Abel, because … Continue reading →

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Preventing Immortality

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 3:22 – 4:10 22 Then the LORD God said, “See, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, to prevent him reaching out his hand and taking also of the tree of life … Continue reading →

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Having it all

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 2:8-20 8 Now the LORD God had planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the LORD God made to grow up every … Continue reading →

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restoring souls

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Ezekiel 18 Some take this passage as a philosophical bashing of collectivist cultures, among whom were the Israelites.  But the key to understanding the LORD’s complaint is that his people were blaming God for their sin.  They were saying that … Continue reading →

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to rise no more

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Jeremiah 51 Jeremiah sent these words to Babylon to be proclaimed there.  He wanted to set the record straight among all those who had claimed that he had taken the side of Babylon.  It took courage to do so, because … Continue reading →

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remember

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8 Youth is called the days of light, and old age the days of darkness.  The Preacher encourages his students to enjoy and take advantage of the days of light, but to remember that the days of darkness will … Continue reading →

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