Editor’s Note: For more information on this important topic, please see Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul by Richard Hays and Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament by Beale and Carson. In the previous article, we saw that the gospels are generally applicable to …
As I mentioned in the last article on time periods, there are many things from the gospels that are directly applicable to the modern-day Christian. Much of Jesus’ teaching ministry focused on how the disciples should act and walk with God after he was gone. However, there were many things …
In the introductory article on time periods, we considered the idea that much of the gospels are actually applicable for the Church. While some would agree, others (mostly dispensationalists) might find that statement shocking. There are dispensationalists that focus almost entirely on the Epistles, saying that the other parts of …
One of the most important keys to understanding the Bible is discerning how to apply what is written based on the time period it was written in and the audience for whom it was intended. When discussing this topic, current theology provides basically two major options: dispensationalism and covenant theology. …
Unity is a somewhat controversial subject in the Bible. What does the Bible say about unity? Is spiritual unity available now? Is doctrinal unity available now? What is our responsibility to our fellow Christians? Christians have observed the fragmentation of the faith over issues, some large (like indulgences or baptism) …
When looking at religious arguments, it always strikes me how often theologians and religious people try to describe who God is and what He can and can’t do. re·li·gion, rəˈlijən/, noun the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. the·ol·o·gy, THēˈäləjē/, …
We thought it would be a fun and illuminating exercise to list many of the verses in the Bible that God says something about Who and What He is – and what He does and doesn’t do. Also, all verses will be ESV unless another version has a better sense …
The focus of this article will be on the birth of Jesus Christ. I want to look at the records in Luke and Matthew to see what the Bible really says about the birth of Jesus. But before we look at the records of Jesus Christ’s birth, let’s look briefly …
Myth: The Church of the Body has an earthly location that is “holier” or more spiritually powerful than any other place on earth. This location (often with a “temple” type building where teaching and church dogma is presented) becomes the source for all right doctrine and practice to be followed …
In the last article, we saw that God’s will is for Christians to be free from bondage. For the first century Galatian believers, that primarily meant freedom from performing the Law. But as we will continue to see in Galatians 5, freedom from bondage is more than just freedom from …
