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Church and State
I took this picture a few weeks ago while I visiting my hometown. (Click for larger view) A couple of things leap out at you at first: The American Flag draped around the Cross The lack of any Church...
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Question of the Day: Christians and Government
If we accept, which I do, Tom’s rejection of the soteriology of the State, how should Christians interact with the government? I don’t see a scriptural imperative, as the situation of a participatory...
View ArticleQuestion of the Day: How To Construct Satan
Given the shift in the way the Bible portrays Satan from a member of God’s royal court in Job to leader of the rebellion against the Kingdom of God with Paul, how do we, as Christians, construct our...
View ArticleA “Biblical Notion of Husband and Wife”
A comment by Hank on The Way I need Jesus got me thinking: is there such a thing as a “biblical notion of husband and wife?” What notion are we talking about? Pre-Israel marriage? We gonna pattern it...
View ArticlePre-70CE Concerns Amongst Jewish Religous Groups
As I am going through part of of Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza’s book In Memory of Her I came across this nice, compact orienting passage of the various Jewish movements in Israel before 70CE and how...
View ArticleRelinquishment of Dominance as a Requirement for Citizenship in the Kingdom...
In the Roman world, within the household, the position of child is the lowest in terms of power and hierarchy. Taking this into account, consider Mark 10:15: I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: John 18:36
John 18:38: Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”...
View ArticleShould Xians be concerned with this?
I try to stay out of politics as much as I can. However, I did leave some feedback on a column over at Worldview Network that I bloged about the other day. Much to my surprise, it survived moderation...
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Should you translate ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ as “the kingdom of God” or “the rule of God?” I favor rendering it as “the kingdom of God,” but technically, I think you can do it either way. If you have an...
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