Paul shook his head and muttered to himself. He could feel his temperature rise, even against the close heat of the small room he’d been given, to spend the night. But, there was no mistaking what he was reading, as the simple, clay oil lamp flickered its light across the papyrus. “God!” he thought. “God! Why!”
Let Her Learn!
I learned in my own Greek class that whenever a group was mixed, male and female, only the male gender was used to describe the group. If you were looking at a group of, let’s say, six girls and one boy, you would use male gendered language to describe that group, if you were speaking Koine Greek. Now, just think about that for a minute, as you review famous Bible phrases and passages
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Three Keys to 1 Timothy
What if we've been trying to unlock 1 Timothy from a modern, western, Age of Enlightenment perspective when the letter itself is based upon the logic, letter-writing customs, and Greek idiosyncrasies of the ancient near east?
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What is the Point of 1 Timothy 2:12?
The Chiastic Structure or Pattern shows a different emphasis in 1 Timothy, one in which proto-gnostic teaching was becoming a problem that must be addressed head on. Timothy was to make sure everyone was properly educated before they were entrusted with being deacons and elders, teachers and leaders within the church.
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The Book of Eden: God Did Not Limit Woman In Any Way
CBE Review: "The Book of Eden: Genesis 2–3 by Bruce C. E. Fleming (based on the work of Joy Fleming, PhD, PsyD), is an excellent addition to the field of biblical gender studies."
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Thanksgiving
What can this verse mean when we find ourselves in the midst of pain and loss, fear and suffering, disappointment and struggle?
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Gospel of John: The Incarnate Word
the Lord designed human beings with the capacity for God and a hunger for God. God created people in God’s own image, the image of Jesus, and made us to correspond to the Lord. Being made in God's image means that people are made as personal, moral, and spiritual beings.
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Gospel of John: The Witnessed Word
Some would be repelled by the light, and others would be drawn to it. Yet, tragically, most people did not even recognize the light in spite of the Baptist’s testimony.
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Gospel of John: The Eternal Word
John was saying this man, this construction worker from Nazareth, was Almighty God himself.
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Universal, God-Given Conscience
I was listening to a TED talk, and became electrified when I heard described five basic, foundational innate conditions all humans are born with, a sort of programming grid upon which morality is written:
