Across the world, every Sunday, in numberless churches, of many different denominations, the Bible is opened and read and a sermon or talk is given. But what is the relationship of the Bible to the preaching? To answer this question it may help to think in terms of analogy with a car. Perhaps you are …
12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny your faith in me even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed …
Editor’s note: This post is part of a series featuring outstanding excerpts from student papers at the BibleMesh Institute, which offers affordable online training for local churches, schools, and ministries. The author’s name has been withheld for privacy and security purposes. He serves as a missionary in Southeast Asia. Every person is subject to temptation …
Editor’s note: This post is part of a series featuring outstanding excerpts from student papers at the BibleMesh Institute, which offers affordable online training for local churches, schools, and ministries. The author’s name has been withheld for privacy and security purposes. I moved to South Asia as a single woman in 2007 and lived in …
In a prior post, I put in a good word for the Pharisees, hoping to add nuance to our image of this group and to avoid unintended insults of modern-day Jews. Harsh, but Internal, Critique Some might object that the latter concern amounts to too much political correctness or an attempt to tidy up the …
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Several Jewish groups oppose Jesus’ ministry in the Gospels. The most frequent of these sparring partners are the Pharisees, who are roughly coterminous with the “scribes” and “teachers of the law.” As portrayed in the conservative Christianity of my upbringing, the Pharisees were strict moralists who had lost view of God’s compassion and boasted in …