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  • 5. The Gospel Traditions: Melt in your mouth?

    With this article (Part Five) we turn a corner away from archaeology and non-Christian written references to Gospel persons (the last three articles). Now we discuss the preservation of Jesus' ministry -- his words and activity -- after his crucifixion (and resurrection) and up to the time when the Gospels were written.

    This article (and the next three) explores a subject that most Gospel readers take for granted or overlook (I certainly did).

    Biblical Topics: 
    History
    Gospels
    Passage: 
    Matthew
    Mark
    Luke
    John
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  • 第一課 為何不幸的事要發生在好人身上？(哥林多後書 1:1-11)

    哥林多後書

    1:1 奉神旨意作基督耶穌使徒的保羅和兄弟提摩太，寫信給在哥林多神的教會，並亞該亞遍處的眾聖徒。

    1:2 願恩惠、平安從神我們的父和主耶穌基督歸與你們！

    1:3 願頌讚歸與我們的主耶穌基督的父神，就是發慈悲的父，賜各樣安慰的神。

    1:4 我們在一切患難中，他就安慰我們，叫我們能用神所賜的安慰去安慰那遭各樣患難的人。

    1:5 我們既多受基督的苦楚，就靠基督多得安慰。

    1:6 我們受患難呢，是為叫你們得安慰，得拯救；我們得安慰呢，也是為叫你們得安慰；這安慰能叫你們忍受我們所受的那樣苦楚。

    1:7 我們為你們所存的盼望是確定的，因為知道你們既是同受苦楚，也必同得安慰。

    Biblical Topics: 
    Suffering, Trials, Persecution
    Passage: 
    2 Corinthians
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  • 4. Did Jesus Even Exist?

    Can you have an effect without a cause?

    In the last article, Archaeology and John’s Gospel, I asked whether skepticism chic is passé. Maybe I should have used the term hyper-skepticism. Is it waning? No.

    Did Jesus even live? Personally, I have no doubt that he did. But we should take a moment to provide resources that counter hyper-skepticism.

    When you throw a rock into a still pond, ripples radiate outward. The rock is the cause, and the ripples are the effect, to keep things simple.

    Biblical Topics: 
    Christology
    Gospels
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  • 1. Does God Care How We Do Church?

    Introduction

    Back – way back – in my seminary days, I had a classmate whose name was also Bob. He was one of the most open, guileless men I have ever known. He and I were taking a theology class, and the topic was ecclesiology – that’s a five-dollar word for the doctrine of the church. Various approaches to understanding the church were presented, but no one position was singled out as the “right” view. This was a new experience for this class.

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    Biblical Topics: 
    Ecclesiology (The Church)
    Passage: 
    1 Samuel
    1 Corinthians
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  • 3. Archaeology and John’s Gospel: Is skepticism chic passé?

    John is known as the spiritual Gospel because, among other reasons, it has extended metaphorical discourses, such as the bread of heaven (6:25-59), and a long, one-on-one dialogue with the religious leader Nicodemus about deep truths (3:1-15).

    Until recently, much of scholarship did not take seriously the topographical or historical details in John’s Gospel. Scholars ignored them or preferred to see them as symbolic because surely John was not concerned with mundane matters. The more skeptical said that it was wrong in many cases.

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    Gospels
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    John
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  • 16. Le Point Important de la Foi d’Abram (Genèse 15:1–21)

    Introduction

    Dans le chapitre 15 de Genèse, nous arrivons à un des points importants de la révélation du Vieux testament, résumé pour nous dans le verset 6:

    « Abram fit confiance à l'Eternel et, à cause de cela, l'Eternel le déclara juste »

    Jusqu’à ce point, la foi d’Abram était plus générale dans sa nature. Elle se reposait principalement sur l’appel de Dieu comme c’est enregistré dans le chapitre 12:

    Biblical Topics: 
    Faith
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    Genesis
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  • 5. How Do Good People Disagree on How to Do Church?

    Introduction

    In recent days, I have participated in several prayer gatherings. Each group was made up of sincere and dedicated Christians who were committed to prayer. Most of them were associated with churches that differ from ours in a variety of ways. How do we explain the fact that godly, evangelical Christians, Christians who have a high regard for the Word of God, do not come to the same conclusions regarding how to “do church”? Let me respond with a few observations.

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