Editor’s note: This post first appeared on the blog of Union Theological College (UTC) in Belfast, a BibleMesh academic partner. We are delighted to offer you an opportunity to refresh your knowledge of Biblical Hebrew. A free set of online reading sessions will run through October, with Dr. Stephen Moore, Hebrew lecturer at UTC. Anyone …
Preaching through the letter of Ephesians is both a joy and a daunting task! There is very little that is NOT covered in the letter, and there is a consequent danger of getting lost in the detail and missing the big picture. A few of the commentaries mentioned below fall into that trap, but remain …
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Part I – What is Culture and Cultural Engagement? Many today speak of Christianity’s engagement with culture. We seek to know what the Bible says about how we are to work, vote, play, or participate in the life our communities. Few Christians would accept that our faith has nothing to do with any of these …
4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. 5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the LORD God had not caused it …
What does it mean to be happy? That question gets us to the heart of Christian ethics, the goal of human life, and the entire meaning of reality. William Mattison, in The Sermon on the Mount and Moral Theology, says, “All classical treatments of ethics begin with reflection on happiness. And what do we find …
7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 8 but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever …