Now, legendary Episcopal bishop and advocate for liberal Christianity John Shelby Spong addresses these passages, shattering our misconceptions and delivering a new vision of how Christians today can use the Bible.Spong, John ShelbyPoetryMt. 21:9 14 John Sh...
They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.2 Peter 2:1-3Now there were also false prophets among the people...
of sufficiency of scripture, the evangelical author Timothy Ward writes, in general, the fathers assert the material sufficiency of scripture but deny its formal sufficiency. Whenever Protestants cite a post ene father who sounds like he supports sola scriptura, you can find another quote from ...
Paul was not out to “win friends and influence people,” though he had both deep friendships and profound influence. He also had disputes with Peter, argued and admonished erring churches and named their sins without an excess of tact. The energy of his love went far beyond mere diplomacy ...
The Book of Job is a work of Hebrew scripture that is often counted among the masterpieces of world literature. The book’s theme is the eternal problem of unmerited suffering, and it is named after its central character, Job, who attempts to understand
The Magnificat and Benedictus use language reminiscent of Isaiah’s new exodus, that is, Israel’s redemption from the darkness of exile and oppression from enemies as God forgives the nation’s sins (Luke 1:46–55, 67–79).15 Faithful Simeon elaborates that this child will carry out the ...
For if we sin deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries." (Heb 6:4-6;10:26-27 RSV). In their idolatry of the worship of Jesus as ...
Let not any one of you, therefore, altogether complain of Simon, or of any one else; for nothing happens unjustly, since even the falsehoods of Scripture are with good reason presented for a test.” As a sincere seeker embraces the Gospel Teachings -- living in strict accord with the ori...
Many people call itQuiet Time—moments they spend with God in scripture reading/study, prayer, perhaps journaling, and/or listening to peaceful worship music. It’s in the quiet we begin toseeimportant realities of the spiritual realm,hearGod’s voice within our spirits providing wisdom and enc...
Shakespeare dictionary of aphoristic short quotes and literary definitions (part 1), from Absence to Fathers by English-Culture and Carl William Brown