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Buried Talents: 1 Tim 2, Usurping Authority — Adam and Eve
I believe that there would be much less controversy over this passage but for the references Paul makes to Adam being made before Eve and Eve being the first to sin. While these are true statements, they hardly argue for … Continue reading
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30 Tips on Christian Blogging, Part 1
Well, I’m a veteran blogger now. I’ve been at is for nearly 18 months! I’ve learned a little HTML (not much). And I can spell URL. (I’m not sure how to pronounce it, though.) I’ve read a whole bunch of … Continue reading
Tools of the Trade
I get emails. I just received this one from a reader, wondering what resources I use in my writing. First of all, let me say how much I appreciate your writing. I am impressed with your ability to look at … Continue reading
Surprised by Hope: “Resurrection”
Resurrection in the ancient world In the ancient world, “resurrection” always referred to a bodily resurrection. The word wasn’t used when the topic was the survival of our spiritual essence after death. The pagans uniformly denied resurrection as a possibility, … Continue reading
Buried Talents: 1 Tim 2, Usurping Authority — Definitions
Women or wives? An alternative translation of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 is to take gune to mean wife and aner to mean husband. As discussed earlier, the words are completely ambiguous in the Greek, and the distinction can only be found … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: 1 Tim 2, Usurping Authority — False Teachers and Unlearned Women
The traditional interpretation of this passage is that women may not teach in public but may teach in private. Of course, nothing in the passage mentions teaching in public — rather it appears that all teaching by women is prohibited. … Continue reading
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Surprised by Hope: Traditional Beliefs About Heaven
[I’m beginning a summer series of classes on N. T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope. The material in this and the following posts is a blend of his writings and my own thoughts. Hence, Wright’s book quotes many Anglican hymns and … Continue reading
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The Good and Bad of Spiritual Formation, Part 2
I’m going to try to wrap this up by answering some questions. Aren’t you aware of the long tradition in Christianity of spiritual disciplines designed to bring our hearts into closer alignment with God’s will? How can you discount so … Continue reading
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On Church Plants
The idea of a church renting space has popped up now and again on this site. I thinks this article does a particularly good job of demonstrating the concept. Here’s the theory. Most churches spend a huge percentage of their … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: 1 Tim 2, Usurping Authority — Introduction
Now we get to the most challenging of the passages. We have shown that the interpretation of Genesis 3 as a curse, and not as a command, results in a sensible, consistent interpretation of many other verses. It all fits … Continue reading
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