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New Testament

A collection of 9 issues

We Know When the Son of Man Will Come in His Kingdom

To my friend who asked about Matthew 25 and the Parable of the Virgins—I'm sorry. We're going to get there. I promise. But we have to keep talking about how the second coming was not a topic of Jesus' preaching. I got a bunch

Misused Scripture 6: Ephesians 5:21-22 "Wives Submit To Your Husbands"

If you've been around conservative Christians long enough, you've probably encountered the idea of "Biblical manhood and womanhood" or complementarianism. It's essentially sexist patriarchy baptized with Scripture so that men retain decision-making power and authority while women, well, don't. Evidence

Sermon: From Compulsion to Change to Freedom to Grow

Main Idea: Knowing that you are liked is discipleship. Text: Matthew 11:28-30 Intro: My personal experience Over the past couple of years, I've been grappling with the fact that, deep down, I feel unlovable. Specifically, I'm dealing with the fact that my early childhood was

Why Do I Refer to the Author of Hebrews As "She"?

We don't know who wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews. It slid into the New Testament canon because it got categorized as a letter of Paul (though there were plenty of doubters of that as well). But the use of Greek, style, and literary composition is quite different.

Scary Misused Scriptures 4: Hebrews 6:4-6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNoH8beJR_U In Hebrews 6, the anonymous author writes: "For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted

Scary Scriptures 3: The Unforgivable Sin

Is the Unforgivable Sin really unforgivable? Depends on what you mean. Mark 3:29, Matthew 12:31-32, Luke 12.

Q&R On Atonement Theories

A Question from a Facebook Commenter: "How do you connect a dead God to ending death without using the biblical understanding of ransom/sacrifice/substitution the scripture speaks of (Romans 5:10)?" Response: This right here is my problem with Penal Substitution theories of atonement (PSA), in that

Without the shedding of blood...

"Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins." Hebrews 9:22 This verse has been used to justify a bloodthirsty view of God. That God had no choice but to punish Jesus on the cross in order to forgive sins. But this is a pagan

“This sickness will not end in death.”

At a skin-deep reading, it would appear that Jesus was wrong. Lazarus would die. Jesus heard the news of illness, waited around for 2 days . . . and did nothing! And Jesus’ do-nothing-ness resulted in one of His dear friends dying. But Jesus’ words are very particular. “This sickness will not END