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 …
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey—BibleMesh and the missions organization Christar have announced a new academic partnership for training cross-cultural workers to unreached people groups around the world. Under the partnership, Christar’s appointed workers will earn an academic certificate through BibleMesh’s online portal for trusted theological education. The certificate will serve as the official Bible and theology training …
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So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 (ESV) In April 2016, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that public schools may not discriminate against students on the basis of gender identity. Ruling in favor of a …
We should be alert to both the importance of fresh theological work and its danger. There is no doubt that new insights through history have taken the church into a deeper understanding of the Scriptures, often in the context of defending the truth against error. And yet much novelty has itself been error, and even …
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In July 1836, a black slave named Adam presented himself for membership in the First Baptist Church of Louisville, Mississippi. Most of the congregation was white, including Adam’s owner, but they accepted him into their church with a unanimous vote and great affection. The church clerk recorded the event: “Adam, a black brother owned by …
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As Clement looked around his cosmopolitan city, the open displays of transgenderism broke his heart. Grown men wore bleach-blonde feminine hairstyles, donned see-through women’s clothing, smelled of perfume, and had their bodies shaved in public salons where passersby could observe the spectacle. Though males biologically, these men “detest[ed] the bloom of manliness,” as Clement put …