Most people in Jesus sandals would be enamored by the types of crowds that followed him, but Jesus wasn’t. He could see through their facade and into their hearts. He knew not all who followed him really believed. Notice how Jesus talks about fo-followers or fad followers: “Now when J...
establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this." (Isaiah 9:2, 6-7) Glory on the Bethlehem Hillside (Luke 2:8-9) This glorious light Isaiah spoke of begins in Bethlehem of Judah, and then pro...
Of course, when Jesus talks about laying down his life for the sheep, he is not talking merely about taking risks to protect the sheep from predators. This is a thinly veiled reference to his death on the cross, to bear the sins of the sheep, and deliver them from sin and its consequ...
Also mentioned are charitable giving, philanthropy, and charity and justice.CoyneEmmettPriest
” But, some matters are serious enough that they rise to another level because they present two different versions of the Christian faith. The sufficiency of Christ’s atonement is one of those issues. If Christ’s sacrifice does notfullypurify,fullyreconcile,fullysatisfy divine justice for his...
Like the decline of mainline liberal Protestantism has shown us over the last 50 years, people eventually wake up and see if all we’re calling them to is to be nice and care about social justice, then Jesus isn’t really needed. You don’t need to believe in the resurrection or in ...
More significant was the substance of his first term. Trump 1.0 was in an utterly unique position. He came to office with zero political or military experience. Dr Steve Turley of Turley Talks said that Trump was in a unique position, a third-party candidate who won a major party nomination...
”(Luke 11:43). Nor do we elevate bylaws and ecclesiastical supervision over the Word of God as Christ says of the Pharisees, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy...
In this episode we discuss the ancient history of debt cancellation, the untold life of Jesus as an economic justice activist, and more largely Professor Hudson’s forthcoming book, “…and forgive them their debts,” out in summer 2018. ...
It is about social justice, the feel-good gospel of salvation through works, not faith. These are the issues that count – not sin, repentance, the love of God for a desperately lost world, or the quite obviously approaching time of His wrath. Remember, the darker it gets, the brighter...