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Jews, Gentiles, and Church Ministry
Last night at church we had a Jewish pastor speak. He said some things that I didn't know needed to be said about church ministry to Jewish people, so I'm going to write about it. I'll start with this: Romans 1:16 says the Gospel is for both the Jew and the Gentile...
Reading the Bible Properly
How to approach the Bible properly for reading and studying has come to my mind again lately. Sometimes what we'll do is come to the Bible with a preconceived notion or belief, then find parts of the Bible that support that idea. Sometimes we teach that way, too, but...
No One Like God
In Isaiah 46 God is making a comparison between Himself and the idols of the people around His chosen people, which had become idols that His chosen people adopted as their own gods. God points out that those idols must be carried around by people, but when it comes...
More Interesting Word Pairings
I've shared like this before in Interesting Word Pairings, and I have a few more. Joyful Seriousness Serious Joyfulness Amazing Grace Mercy-Struck Boundless Love Terrible Goodness Humbly Bold Boldly Humble
Notes on Church
First, I'd like to define what a church is: a local assembly of believers in Jesus Christ. For a little bit about why a local assembly and it's regular assemblage is important, see A Few Things on Church. Now for the rest of what I want to say about church, from the...
Paying a Vow, Angry Religious Leaders, and the Roman Card
After the last post (A Divining Demon, Angry Slave Owners, and the Roman Card), I remembered another time Paul let someone know he had Roman citizenship, and this time he did it before he was beaten. I'll be in Acts 21:27-22:30. In the first part of Acts 21, Paul has...