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Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite TV network, broadcast anti-Israel stories ceaselessly, and constantly replayed the same distressing news of Palestinian deaths and injuries multiple times a day.

Uniquely in the Mormon faith, it is believed that a tribe of ancient Israelites came to America 600 years before Christ. Every summer, hundreds of the faithful act out the story on the same hill where Smith is believed to have dug up the golden plates.

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12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned- 13for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law. 14Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come. 15But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God's grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!

FILE - Flowers bloom in front of the Salt Lake Temple, at Temple Square, on Aug. 4, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, came out in support of The Respect for Marriage Act under consideration in Congress after years of opposing recognition of same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - The angel Moroni statue sits atop the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Temple Square on Sept. 11, 2014, in Salt Lake City. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, came out in support of The Respect for Marriage Act under consideration in Congress after years of opposing recognition of same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

The name Lazarus appears only twice in the Bible, and the sisters, Mary and Martha also appear twice in the Bible. Luke contains a brief story of Jesus visiting the sisters, Mary and Martha, and also has Jesus tell a parable (Luke 16:20-31) that mentions the death and resurrection of Lazarus hypothetically. John tells of Lazarus as the brother of Mary and Martha and says that Jesus actually resurrected him from the dead. These obvious parallels create a startling coincidence unlikely to be explained other than by copying, but further parallels are presented in a paper by Keith L. Yoder from University of Massachusetts, at: FromLukeToJohn (pdf). Thus we can quite reasonably see that the death and resurrection of Lazarus was no more real in the John account than it was in the Luke account. From a historical perspective, it is meaningless to place Jesus anywhere at the time of receiving news about Lazarus. As for the four-day interval, the ancients believed that the soul remained with the body for three days after death. Even the pagans believed that the gods could not revive someone who had been dead for more than three days. So, by delaying until Lazarus was dead for four days, Jesus was demonstrating the power of his miracle.

Putting together two facts from the biblical narrative (viz., Jesus stayed where he was for two days after having received news of Lazarus's illness, and Lazarus had been dead four days--according to Martha--when Jesus gave the order for the stone to be removed from the entrance to Lazarus's tomb), we can reasonably conclude a couple things.

First, Lazarus may have been dead for one day when word from Bethany arrived "beyond the Jordan" with the news of Lazarus's illness. Second, Jesus and his disciples did not leave immediately for Bethany, for 11:6 tells us,

In conclusion, Jesus and his disciples were likely at the place where at least one tradition puts him when word came to him from Bethany that his friend Lazarus was ill. That place was beyond the Jordan, approximately 6-8 miles due east of Jericho, where John was first baptizing and where John may also have baptized his Lord, and it was also approximately 15 miles from Bethany.

No, if Jesus came to church today, he might turn over tables (probably those nice ones in the sanctuary foyer), but then he would break them apart with a sledge hammer and use them for firewood for homeless persons left outside in the cold.

If Jesus came to the church today, he would dismantle the pews one by one, removing them from the sanctuary, so that people could stand instead of sit. Jesus would much rather his church actually stand for something than pad lazy bottoms with cushy-upholstery. The idea that people actually argue over the quality and color of the upholstery would make him nauseous. He would have us walking out and going forth rather than sitting back and soaking up.

If Jesus came to church today, he would strip the walls and ceilings of all the bronzed and gilded adornments. After he melted them down with the fire he built, he would sell the metal and give the proceeds to the poor.

If Jesus came to church today he would start a churchwide recycling program and lead the congregation to adopt solar energy. As the divine agent of creation itself, how could Jesus not care about the earth and its inhabitants? He would shake his head in wonderment and frustration at all who turn a blind eye towards the pressing need for creation care, sometimes using the Bible to justify their arguments. He would change the stewardship sermon series from being about counting beans to counting the cost of raping creation with our consumerism and lust for cultural dominance.

We know how to give advice, explain concepts, assert opinions, offer guilt trips, deliver diatribes, and gush sentimental clichs. But proclaiming good news like Jesus did, bringing freedom and forgiveness and new life? Most of us have hardly any real life experience with this.

As I mentioned above, proclaiming good news is one of the core practices of Gravity Leadership Academy, our 10-month live, online training intensive for Christian leaders who want to bring lasting transformation to their culture.

Jess Snchez came through as the walk-off hero with an RBI bloop single to left while Trade Deadline acquisitions Josh Bell and Jake Burger made immediate impacts for their new club. Bell finished 4-for-5 with a walk, a homer and two RBIs to become the first in-season addition to collect four hits in his Marlins debut, while Burger went 2-for-4 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch.

The Marlins, who trailed 5-0 in the sixth, 5-4 in the ninth, 7-5 in the 10th and 8-7 in the 11th, won a game after trailing by five-plus runs for the first time since Aug. 23, 2019, also against Philadelphia. They also became just the second team in the past 50 seasons to score in the eighth, ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th innings of a game, joining the Padres (May 29, 2021).

The Marlins had been the only Major League club that had not gone back to back all season. It also marked the first time Miami had homered on consecutive pitches since Jacob Stallings and Peyton Burdick did so in the fifth inning on Aug. 7, 2022. Bell became the 19th player to homer in his Marlins debut, and the first following a trade since Joe Panik (June 30, 2021).

"He needed to go around to learn bits and pieces about ancient wisdom, and the druids in Britain went back hundreds if not thousands of years. He probably came here to meet the druids, to share his wisdom and gain theirs."

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Adam and Eve were tested in the Garden and disobeyed the word of the Lord, as did the chosen nation of Israel wandering in the wilderness and dwelling in the Promised Land. Jesus came and demonstrated perfect obedience, and unlike Israel (Deuteronomy 8), Jesus resisted temptation and overcame in the desert (Matthew 4). He remained obedient all throughout the course of His life, suffering rejection until His very last breath on the cross. His blood poured out in sacrifice atoned for our disobedience, but we were also saved by His goodness for His work of new creation.

Your sin problem can be fixed, and the same Jesus that came to earth over 2,000 years ago is the same Jesus that can save and deliver you. His power is so strong it can deliver from the most severe bondage. Salvation is just a prayer away. 2351a5e196