Given the balance of New Testament teaching, we would be faced with a true contradiction if this is the case. So we do need to sort out what is really being taught here. We especially need to see it in terms of our overall theme of how the elements of this prayer together are calcula...
It is not “manipulation” to say ouch when someone hurts you. It is right and honest. Nor is it rejection. These pictures leave no room for true relationship. This is not to negate our call to be joyful in the Lord and to give praise as is due – but Debi’s approach fails at e...
These revelations Jezebel claimed to receive told them they could go and worship in these pagan temples that were the gods of the trade unions – as long as they also kept up worship of Jesus – so that they could stay in the unions and avoid the hardship which might come as a result ...