Genesis 31; Mark 2; Esther 7; Romans 2 THE THREE MOST COMMON ACTS of piety amongst many Jews were prayer, fasting, and alms-giving (i.e., giving money to the poor). So when Jesus’ disciples seemed a little indifferent to the second, it was bound to provoke interest. The Pharisees fasted, the disciples of John the Baptist…
via Genesis 31; Mark 2; Esther 7; Romans 2 — D.A. Carson Posts – The Gospel Coalition
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