Apostle Paul
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What Does It Mean To Be “God’s Chosen People”?
For 8 years I led a Bible study for inmates at “the Walls”, the castle-like maximum security prison in the middle of Waupun. During this time, one of the most interesting characters I met was neither a guard nor an inmate but another prison “minister” like me, an orthodox Rabbi not surprisingly named Moshe (Moses). Moshe was a delightful Continue reading
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The Ultimate “Compliment” That Peter Paid To Paul
There is a wonderful little insight that comes at the end of 2 Peter, and it has to do with how we come to know that the New Testament is the Word of God. Peter is discussing the Apostle Paul’s writings, and what he says is almost funny: “There are some things in them that are Continue reading
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The Deepest Book in the New Testament
Hebrews, that is. Don’t you think so? The writer, Mr. Anonymous, is not exactly skimming the surface. After all, there’s the question of “Sabbath rest” and Moses and angels. There are high priests and losing your salvation (or not losing your salvation!) and solid food. And don’t get me started about Melchizedek. But what is Hebrews Continue reading
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The Marks of a Christian
Titus 2 is fascinating – a Bible chapter telling us what should mark the life of different “life-stage” Christians (older men, younger women, etc.). Apparently each life stage has certain extra needs and challenges (younger men apparently have only one: self-controlled!). So just for fun, I took a bit of liberty and combined them, compiling a large list of what all Continue reading
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What Does “To the Pure, All Things Are Pure,” Mean?
Have you ever wondered? It’s one of those biblical proverbs that gets quoted a lot…but wrongly. Mostly, I have heard it quoted in terms of warning people away from having a “dirty mind”. You know, like you shouldn’t see sexual things in an otherwise innocent comment. If you do see a double entendre where one was Continue reading
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The Joy of Books
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments. 2 Timothy 4:13 (ESV) Now here is a kindred spirit: Paul is writing his protégé Timothy from prison, and apparently, the younger man is coming for a visit. So Paul tells him that when he Continue reading
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What Will Make Us Strong?
In EVERY SINGLE LETTER that the Apostle Paul writes, he always begins by wishing grace upon his readers. The way he says it is sometimes different, but he always says something along the lines of “Grace to you…” This is not a throwaway line. This is not akin to saying, “How are you?” to the friend you meet downtown. In Continue reading
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Ashley Madison and the Secrets of Your Soul
AshleyMadison.com is in the news. If you hadn’t heard, it’s the go-to website for married folks interested in a “discreet encounter”. The tagline is “Life is short. Have an affair,” and in the fine print, it says, “Ashley Madison is the most recognized and reputable married dating company.” (By the way, you’re supposed to laugh out loud at the Continue reading
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Would you want to live the Christian life if there was no resurrection?
John Piper quotes a story about a monk who was asked a form of the question, “Would you want to live the Christian life even if it weren’t true, that is, if there were no resurrection?” What would you say? Of course, the truth is that there are benefits to living a Christ centered life. Continue reading
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