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Worship: The Temple and Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God

To get deeper into the idea of the church as temple, we must first consider the idea of Jesus as temple. This is an idea taught by N. T. Wright in several places and expanded on by Nicholas Perrin in … Continue reading

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I finished N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God! Part 5

We are continuing to reflect on N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God. The impact of Wright’s teaching on the Churches of Christ and the church in America, regardless of denomination, should be simple and yet profound. Like … Continue reading

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I finished N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God! Part 4

Perhaps the central teaching of Paul and the Faithfulness of God is that Paul was essentially a Second Temple period Jewish thinker, steeped in the Scriptures, and absolutely persuaded that Jesus is the Messiah promised by the prophets and that the … Continue reading

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I finished N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God! Part 3

I’m continuing to attempt to summarize N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God. It’s rather like attempting to summarize the Encyclopedia Britannica — or for my younger readers, the Wikipedia. Wright’s book is truly encyclopedic (or Wikipedic). And so … Continue reading

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I finished N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God! Part 2

Chapters 3-5 of the book are all about the Greco-Roman world in which Paul worked. It’s history — and I love it. I’m a history buff. The significance for Paul’s writings is not as obvious as the Jewish background covered in chapter … Continue reading

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I finished N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God! Part 1

It’s been nearly a year and 7 hospitalizations since my copy arrived from Amazon on November 6, 2013, but I finally finished the 1,700-page book. Having a one-week vacation helped, but what helped more was Amazon’s offer to sell me … Continue reading

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N. T. Wright at Oklahoma Christian University

This video is from a Q&A session at Oklahoma Christian University, which is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and historically has been fairly conservative. It’s truly fascinating viewing. Among other topics, Wright discusses predestination, the organic church vs. the … Continue reading

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Paul and the Faithfulness of God: Baptism and Justification

We’ve been considering N. T. Wright’s newly released Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God) — a massive and masterful consideration of Paul’s theology. Wright briefly (by his standards) discusses the connection of justification with … Continue reading

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Paul and the Faithfulness of God: Two Videos

We’ve been considering N. T. Wright’s newly released Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God) — a massive and masterful consideration of Paul’s theology. Well, we were and then I had surgery and then I … Continue reading

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Paul and the Faithfulness of God: Wrapping Up Volume 1, Part 2

We are considering N. T. Wright’s newly released Paul and the Faithfulness of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God) — a massive and masterful consideration of Paul’s theology. A Summary of Paul’s Worldview We’ve considered in the recent posts … Continue reading

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