This effect of reconciliation constitutes the basis for a renewed interpretation of the entire biblical message. Many central biblical notions and concepts, such as kingdom of God, resurrection, messianic expectation, and conversion have been reinterpreted in the light of this concept of the message ...
In my dissertation, I contend that the concept of "godly prodigality" is important to both Reformation theology and the cultural imagination of early moder... DN Davey - University of California, Santa Barbara. 被引量: 0发表: 2017年
It gives me a great opportunity to expose the concept of “denominationalism” in print. I will show that the Baptist’s view of the relationship of denominations to Scripture is false and that his concept of the possibility of reformation without preceding restoration is an impossible one. ...
The death of Jesus was the ultimate gift of self. Jesus did not hold back anything in his love for God and human beings. His utterance, “Not my will but yours be done” (Luke 22:42) in the Garden of Gethsemane and his living out of that declaration was the ultimate surren...
A corollary to this is the concept of spiritual illiteracy, which arises when we confront affliction. We respond inappropriately to trauma survivors because we are unprepared to deal with affliction. I consider what spiritual literacy, an appropriate response to affliction, looks like in ...
Moreover, the whole foundational concept of Martin Luther that everything in the Gospel is simple and plain -- and meant to be understood by the common believer -- is very much in error.Additional information regarding the original Hebrew Gospel of Matthew is provided by Jerome in his work,...
suffering or predation in God’s very good creation prior to the fall. As the writer of Hebrews tells us “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness”. Has there been millions of years of needless suffering, bloodshed, and death in a world that God called very good as Walton...
In other words, the opinions of judges, concerning the legal meaning state and national constitutions, are more important than the actual words of the state and national constitutions resulting in the concept of judicial “precedent.” Opinions of judges supersede the actual words of our ...
XI. Joyful living developsas people learn to live with a reverent fear of God, not by training counselees to place more trust and confidence in themselves. The secular concept of self-esteem stands in direct opposition to the “dying to self” message of the Gospel. ...
Justice is a key concept in the Bible. A simple read through the text makes it clear that God cares about this concept. As Christians, it is one we should also take care to understand. Look to the Bible: How does God define justice?