Roger Severino

Category: Discipleship

Jesus: Preaching with Authority

September 4, 2015
In his Gospel, Matthew gives an occasional summary statement about Jesus’ itinerary. “Jesus was going all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” This passage from Matthew 4:23 is practically repeated in Matthew 9:35 giving us a clue that this was typical on Jesus’...more

“As the Father Has Sent Me”: A Model and Mandate for Ministry

August 25, 2015
In Jesus’ High Priestly prayer in John 17:9-19, He prayed several things for His followers: That they be protected, unified, and joyful (vv. 9-13). That they be in the world but not of the world (vv. 14-17). That they be sent into the world to minister, even as the Father sent Jesus (vv. 18-19). In John 17:18, Jesus prayed...more

Jesus’ Favorite Way to Refer to Himself

August 18, 2015
“Son of Man” is the phrase used more frequently than any other to refer to Jesus in the Gospels. It is almost always a self-designation on the lips of Jesus. It is not a title used by his enemies or his followers. For many years, I assumed that the title “Son of God” referred to the deity of Christ,...more

WWJD or WIJD?

August 12, 2015
Reflections on Ephesians 4:7-16  Do you remember that ol’ slogan, “What Would Jesus Do?” that became popular in the 1990’s and got slapped onto various wrist bands and t-shirts? The idea was for the Christian to face any given situation and ask what Jesus would have done and then to follow his example. Now, in some ways, that is...more

How do Christians Explain Jesus’ Two Natures in One Person?

August 5, 2015
Here’s a short quiz about what all Christian traditions—Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox—believe about Jesus. Are the following statements true or false? Jesus appeared as if he were human but he actually was not. Jesus was created before the creation of the world. Jesus is half God and half man. Jesus did not actually take on human flesh...more

What We Learn from Jesus’ Example of Confronting Evil

July 22, 2015
Reflections on Luke 4 1 John 3:8b says: “The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil’s works.” The cosmic battle of good and evil is not one that is in doubt. As followers of Jesus, we can be confident that no matter how dark the night, Jesus will prevail and the light of day...more

What Does it Mean that Jesus is the Son of God?

July 7, 2015
When you look at the titles of Jesus in the Gospels, you see several that are attributed to Him: Messiah, Lord, Son of Man, Son of God, etc. What do these different titles tell us and what light do they shed on what the Gospel writers were trying to communicate? In John 1:14-18, let us consider the title that...more

The Deity of Christ

June 24, 2015
Reflections on Hebrews 1:1-4 When I was in high school, I was fairly vocal about my faith, and perhaps my zeal at times exceeded my wisdom or tact. Nevertheless, I recall one of my Jewish friends marveling about how some of us Christians spoke so often about Jesus. He commented something like: “I don’t go around talking about Moses.”...more

Jesus’ Miracles and Healings

June 10, 2015
If you are looking through the Gospels to glean what you see Jesus doing, it is hard not to notice all the incidences where he is performing some type of miracle or healing. In our modernist mindset, we might be a little embarrassed by this and play it down. But the Gospels do not shy away from telling these...more

Jesus Proclaimed the Kingdom of God

June 3, 2015
What is it? What are the implications for us? After a brief introduction of John the Baptist, the forerunner to Jesus, the Gospel of Mark goes straight to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee: “Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the good news of God: ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and...more
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