Daniel Haas

Tag: 1 Thessalonians

  • Let’s cut Santa some slack

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    Around Christmas time Christians start bashing Santa Claus and get apprehensive if not aggressive against the good old Saint because he is presumably not part of the “real reason for the season”. Humbug! In many ways Christians are called to be Saints. Like here by the Apostle Paul: “May the God of peace sanctify you…

  • Learning opportunities

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    Hopefully Christians encourage one another and help one another. Please listen to my sermon on fellowship.

  • The Rapture

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    The Bible knows numerous raptures: – The first recorded rapture in human history happened to Enoch – According to Genesis 5 “all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him.” – Then Jesus’ Transfiguration: According to Mark 9 “Jesus took with…

  • From a distance

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    Have you ever been separated from a faith community that was important to you? What happened? How did it make you feel? How did you find strength during that time? Why are faith communities important? In today’s reading Paul writes that he hopes to visit the church in Thessalonica again. The author of Acts reports…

  • The Jews, who killed the Lord Jesus

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    Paul appears to levy absolute, generalizing accusations upon all Jews. Among the reasons that his words cause concern are: (1) these statements are inconsistent with others Paul makes concerning his Jewish contemporaries, and (2) these words have fueled anti-Jewish behavior and rhetoric throughout the history of the church. Here are the verses in question: “You…