I wanted to highlight just a couple of pitfalls to avoid when reading Genesis 1—3. 1. Genesis 1 is all about proper division and separation (pushing back the forces of chaos). However, that division language should not be confused with binary ontological categories. For instance, there is separation between
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There are (at least) 3 biblical tests for checking the quality of our loving our neighbor. 1. COMMUNAL OVER INDIVIDUAL The primary Western and American way of thinking about ourselves is by the concept of the individual. I tend to understand my identity through self-determination, my own thoughts, choices, preferences,
Yesterday I preached on hell…and its eventual emptying. I also recorded an additional 45 minutes giving a brief history of the concept of hell and an “I believe” statement about the afterlife. Links to everything below. Sermon Video and Audio The hell portion comes in the second half. Bonus
Whenever I teach on Scripture's clear stance on the full equality of women, and their absolute eligibility to lead and teach in the church, I receive pushback that this goes against, "The plain reading of Scripture." In other words, these folks argue, someone can only come
If you’ve ever looked at the “We Believe” statements on church websites, you’ll often come across a line like this: “The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired.” If you look at some websites for lists of biblical authors, you’ll find that many lists include only
We're asking the wrong question when we try to figure out who takes the Bible "literally enough." EVERYone who sees the Bible in any way helpful takes different parts "literally"; the question is just which parts. "A man should not lie with another
Look, if you're going to post a video that is filled with misinformation, lies, and conspiracy theories about a "cure" for Covid, I'm going to mark it as fake news and ask Facebook to remove it. It's not a violation of your
That they have one set of roles and men have another. So God created humankind in his image in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue