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Is the Sermon on the Mount Gospel?
I think I already knew this, but I’m glad Scot McKnight expressed it so well: Here Jesus rises to the mountain — surely an echo of Moses giving the Torah from Mt Sinai — to reveal God’s will for God’s … Continue reading
Jesus Didn’t Teach What the NT Says about Him—But So What?
Interesting thought from Larry Hurtado about unexplored premises in Historical Jesus study: [B]oth sides have subscribed to a common premise, which goes something like this: If a serious difference can be shown between what Jesus himself taught (especially what he … Continue reading
Random Thought
Jesus’ enemies denounced him as a friend of sinners. He never denied the charge. In fact he augmented it: “I’ve come for people who are sick, not those who are healthy.” It seems to me we do a disservice to … Continue reading
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How to Frame The “Gospel”
Scot McKnight says there are three options for framing the gospel message, and the last one is right. I agree. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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Random Cool Stuff
On Tweaking the Soterian Gospel. Scott McKnight explains why you can’t just tack “story” onto the traditional “transactional” (my word) “plan of salvation” and call it “the gospel.” D. A. Carson on the difference between a “boundary-bounded” and a “center-bounded” … Continue reading
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“Inerrancy” Is a Problem for the New Testament
Interesting thought from Weekend Fisher: The problem with “inerrancy” is that it leaves you nowhere to go. If the Old Testament is inerrant and if inerrancy is enough, then why do we need the New Testament? Either the New Testament … Continue reading
Just in Case You Don’t Have Enough Controversy in your Life
Ben Witherington has posted a response by Robert Gagnon to Jennifer Knust on the Bible and Homosexuality: The Bible’s Surprisingly Consistent Message on a Male-Female Requirement for Marriage Be sure to read Knust’s original article, “The Bible’s surprisingly mixed message … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Ethics, Theology
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On the Impossibility of Scripture
Peter Enns gives a brief summary of The Bible Made Impossible by Christian Smith. To summarize, Smith shows how evangelical “biblicism” (his term) crumbles under its own weight, but continues to survive because of its historical role in establishing evangelicalism’s sociological boundary markers. This … Continue reading
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Viking Theology
Here’s an interesting snippet from Peter Enns’s forthcoming commentary on Ecclesiastes: One of my favorite authors is Stephen Lawhead. His novels largely center on medieval themes with a tactful Christian undercurrent. Lawhead weaves together religious and secular themes in a … Continue reading
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To Disillusioned Followers of Harold Camping
Dear Fellow Believers in Jesus Christ, I had intended to hold back this post until tomorrow morning, but since Family Radio agreed to concede defeat if nothing happened by midnight Jerusalem time (about half an hour ago, if I’m not … Continue reading
Posted in +Apostles' Teaching, Bible, Life as Prayer, Mere Catholicity, Theology
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