Paul has been addressing sin and personal offenses in the local church at Corinth. If one in the church is living in sin, particularly sexual sin, the congregation is to exile that one. If anyone is simply personally offended, there is to be unconditional forgiveness because being personally offended causes us to treat others badly... Continue Reading →
In the previous discourse, we discovered the nature of our involvement in the kingdom of heaven and the nature of our relationships to other Christians. We are adopted children. We are here to serve our brothers and sisters in Christ. Our relationships and place in the kingdom are built on unconditional and unlimited forgiveness. Today,... Continue Reading →
In the previous two sections of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus has first addressed His sermon to the intended audience- those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (v. 6) and those who will experience the trials that they will experience because of Christ (v. 11). He is talking particularly with His disciples. In the... Continue Reading →
Submit your questions using the contact page, on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. People were created in God’s image. This means most basically that everything about people in the order of creation is to be a picture of God in God’s relationship with His creation. By inserting His own image into His creation, God not only... Continue Reading →
The importance of a study in ethics has become abundantly clear to us at this point. So, we must question the morality of the things that we see in our own context. Many Christians get funny when we begin talking about issues of morality. We know what we believe to be right or wrong, but... Continue Reading →
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