Tuesday 27 August 2024

I thought I’d take a break from the usual J A M format and explain what J A M is all about.  Just a minute with Doctor J is  an attempt show that devotionals can be brief, to the point,  and packed with Biblical certainty. Most devotional articles go on for minutes, and often do so out on a limb.  They typically mishandle the Bible text that is supposed to be the framework for the devotional. . A devotional with a verse or two thrown in to make the point is seductive practice.  Like a lot of Bible translations devotional articles ignore the text for convenience and brevity.

JAM gets right down to the single word level, sometimes to the topical level.  For example, if we try to address the word atonement we would get wrapped up in Tabernacle processes, in the blood of animals and Aaronic priesthood, which we recognize as all shadow and type.  Atonement would also bring us to the proclamation of Christ as lamb of God and  the perfect solution.  The removal of sin is never a human assignment in the Messianic revelation,  so we can smile when people talk about living sinlessly.  If only we could hear them talk about the primacy of faith!  JAM will help you reduce your dependence on commentaries and interpretations that have no gospel stream.