Conflict Yields Fruit

Jesus was the Master storyteller.  His parables often involved encouragement for His disciples to be engaged in good works.  Often couched in an agrarian motif, a popular theme is the fruit tree.  The parable of the tree needing fertilizer in Luke is a favorite:

    And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”

The straightforward point is this:  Sometimes you need a little cr*p in your life to become productive!  

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God does not go back on His word! by Quine

God does not go back on His Word!

Romans 9:4 God's Inviolate Promises to YOU!

Like you, if someone makes me a promise, I expect them to fulfill it. So if I promised to give you my car and then gave it to someone else, I couldn’t exactly say I fulfilled my promise to you. The Bible uses the word “promise” in the same way. God promises us eternal life based on faith alone in Christ alone. But could we count on this promise if God didn’t fulfill His promises to others before us? For instance, what about all those promises God gave to Israel? Rest assured He will fulfill his promises to Israel as Israel, his chosen people. This is Dr. Jay Quine. Be certain of God’s promise of salvation knowing He will fulfill all the promises to whom He made them. Remember the word.

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Quine and the Meaning of "Grace"

http://jayaquine.blogspot.com/2011/08/jesus-image-of-god-by-jay-quine.htmlGod's Gift of Grace, words by Jay QuineRomans 1:7 and Unique to Christianity--Grace
Have you ever wondered why we call I praying at a meal “saying grace?” This is Dr. Jay Quine, and I want you to remember a word today. That word is “grace.” We say at dinner. We may know a girl named “grace.” But the word “grace” describes a gift, a true gift. It is not your birthday, Christmas, or your anniversary, but nevertheless you are given a gift. It means, “unmerited favor.” It cannot be increased because of good behavior; it is not decreased because of bad behavior. It is given independent of you. So the word “grace” is used for the gift of eternal life. It is a gift offered to all, regardless of any effort on your own. Is a gift of God. Grace is a word to remember.

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Jay A. Quine comments on Jesus as the "bread"

1 Corinthians 11 -- "Bread"
So often Jesus would take something common and use it as an illustration or give it new meaning. For instance, at Passover he took a piece of bread, and said, “This is my body which is broken for you. As often as you eat this, do so in remembrance of me.” It’s not the bread, but we are to remember Jesus. This is Dr. Jay Quine. I hope you often celebrate communion. As you take the bread, remember the living word Jesus. Remember that He has all the divine attributes as God. He is also truly man, and possesses all human characteristics. His divine nature and human character united together in one person forever. This is Jesus, the bread of life.

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Summary of the Bible by Dr. Jay A. Quine

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This summary of the Bible is both the result of the influence of my professors and training at Dallas Theological Seminary, and my natural tendency to be a minimalist.  Therefore what this book contains is a single page summary (at most!) of each book of the New Testament, along with some explanatory items for helpful chronological data and clarification.  Allow me to explain the reason for the peculiar order of these single page summaries, and their contents. 

These summary pages are presented for the most part in chronological order.  This chronology  is based on well substantiated historical evidence from internal (the Bible itself) and external investigation, and also on the premise that the books were largely written by who they claim to be, or which tradition unswervingly offers, in the absence of any good alternatives.  The use of a question mark (?) indicates those instances where the evidence leads to less certain conclusions.  Please note that in a summary work as this, the research and data supporting these conclusions are purposefully not provided in the detail which the demands of scholarship would require. 

The New Testament is presented entirely in its chronological order through an interrelationship with its historical book—the Book of Acts.  I have found it helpful to place where each book of the New Testament was written in accordance with the events of the early church.  Therefore, presented first is an overview of the chronology of the New Testament woven through the Book of Acts, followed by a summary page of each separate book in that chronological order.  This overview is presented in a way which helps me remember each chapter of Acts and the basic content of each book.

It is my hope that this will bring a fresh and helpful perspective of the Bible to you.  May the Lord bless your continued pursuit of understanding His life-changing word!

Dr. Jay A. Quine

2007

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