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How to Study the Bible: If the Bible Translations Had a Dinner Party
I just can’t get enough translation humor!
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Exile and Repentance, Part 6 (Repentance According the Prophets)
It’s a little surprising that the NT word for “repent” is rarely used in the OT except with regard to God himself. In fact, metanoeo, the Greek verb translated “repent” in Acts 2:38 appears only 19 times in 18 OT … Continue reading
Exile and Repentance, Part 5 (the Prophets and the Spirit)
I skipped ahead a bit, and so we still need to cover some key passages in the prophets before we continue with the NT. Jeremiah prophesied to the Jews of Judea shortly before and during the time of Nebuchadnezzar’s attacks on … Continue reading
Direct Hit: A Follow Up Question from a Reader
I get emails (and insomnia) — Jay…I ran across your thoughts on church leadership. If one wants to be trained in how to lead a church to grow, especially a CoC preacher like myself, where would you recommend? Preferably, I … Continue reading
Radical Reconciliation: Four Part series posted on ““It is impossible … to restore them again”
Recently posted at Wineskins is a four-part series I wrote dealing with the availability of God’s grace to forgive after a Christian has fallen away so as to be lost. Does Hebrews 6:4-6 really say that you can’t be saved … Continue reading
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Exile and Repentance, Part 4: Deu 30:6-14 (Circumcision of the heart)
This brings us to a passage frequently alluded to in the NT — (Deu 30:6-8 ESV) 6 And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the LORD your … Continue reading
Exile and Repentance, Part 3: Deu 29:1-30:5 (God’s grace following the curses)
We saw in Deu 28 that the curses and blessing were conditioned on obedience to all of God’s commands, but most especially to refraining from idolatry. This bring us to — (Deu 29:1-9 ESV) These are the words of the … Continue reading
Exile and Repentance, Part 2 (Deu 28’s Blessings & Curses)
So what is the sin that led to the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70? Obviously, the rejection by the Jews of Jesus as Messiah. Right? Well, to get the full historical implications, we need to turn to (believe it … Continue reading
Exile and Repentance, Part 1 (Finding Our Place in Covenant History)
I have no idea where I’m going with this, except that I want to answer questions posed in the comments several days ago regarding the meaning of “repent.” To be clear — 1. I am NOT arguing that people do … Continue reading
The Future of the Churches of Christ: Direct Hit, Part 5 (Developing Resources; Bringing in a Consultant)
We’re studying through Paul D. Borden’s Direct Hit: Aiming Real Leaders at the Mission Field. Developing Resources The pastor must develop three teams to help him as change agent — 1. A prayer team to bathe the process in continuous prayer. … Continue reading
