PerryDox – BeJustAChristian

Biblical truth standing on its spiritual head to get our eternal attention.

Perryism – Gospel Symmetry: The greatest command is us loving God (Mt.22:37) and the greatest declaration is God loving us (Jn.3:16).

| July 11, 2013

Matthew 5:1-16 – How the Beatitudes Relates to Salt and Light

| June 18, 2013

In becoming everything the world is not (i.e., the beatitudes), we become everything the world needs (i.e., salt and light).

Isaiah 38:6 – Hezekiah a Type of Christ

| May 30, 2013

Although there is not scholarly consensus, and contrary to my previous conclusion, I now consider Hezekiah’s illness to be during the Assyrian siege, and not after the Deliverance of Jerusalem. When praying for his personal recovery, God’s answer is, “I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; I […]

Matthew 8:18-34 – A Living Analogy of Discipleship

| March 31, 2013

Disciples follow by first by being with and learning, and finally by imitating. Following Jesus is an important aspect of the story of Jesus calming the storm (Mt 8.23-27). Matthew places stories together that help to interpret each other, one setting up the other, using a literary technique called a “catchword” to tie these themes […]

Matthew 5:10-12 – A Christian in a Box?

| March 30, 2013

In the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany, there is display called, “A Jew in a Glass Box” where he answers questions for a generation far removed from the guilt of the Holocaust, and far removed from knowing any or many Jews, meaning they are strangely close to the desired Final Solution. Only 200,000 Jewish Germans […]

Matthew 8:23-27 – A Living Analogy of Discipleship

| March 15, 2013

Following Jesus is an important aspect of the story of Jesus calming the storm (Mt 8.23-27). Matthew places stories together that help to interpret each other, one setting up the other. Matthew uses a literary technique called a “catchword” to tie these themes. I sometimes refer to these as “power words.” A catchword is where […]

Luke 16:13; Matthew 6:24 – Chiasm

| February 19, 2013

Luke 16:13 (HCSB) A – No household slave can be the slave of two masters, B – since either he will hate one C – and love the other, C’ – or he will be devoted to one B’ – and despise the other. C’ – You can’t be slaves to both God and money.”

The Gospels – Which One Fits You?

| January 23, 2013

Matthew is for those with a degree in Literature with a minor in Creative Writing. Mark is for those with ADD and ADHD; or a degree in Physical Education. Luke is for those with a degree in Liberal Arts with an emphasis on history and human development. John is for those with a degree in […]

Mark 1:1; John 1:1

| January 23, 2013

The gospel of Mark is part of the Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Luke, and Mark. But his introduction is more like John’s than his fellow synoptists. And yet within those similarities, there are great differences. Matthew and Luke, both include lengthy human genealogies and birth stories. Neither Mark nor John introduce such interests. John begins with […]

Matthew 7:12 – Golden Rule Hermeneutics

| January 22, 2013

If you are the parent, teacher, boss or organization leader, isn’t its aggravating when you tell someone how you want and need something done, but they decide you didn’t really mean what you said so they change or ignore it? Plus, in everyday life, isn’t it frustrating when someone says you said something when you never did? I am responsible for […]