Sight-Seeing: The radical inclusion of Jesus
NILS VON KALM looks at how what he once thought was exclusive about Jesus is actually inclusive…
Gentile scandal
The biggest scandal in the New Testament, after the fact that a crucified man is God – is that unclean gentiles are accepted into God’s family without first becoming Jews. PICTURE: Aaron Burden/Unsplash We’re so used to the idea we don’t see the scandal, even though it’s a central theme of Acts and Paul’s letters. […]
OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S GALATIAN LETTER: CALLED TO FREEDOM
BRUCE C WEARNE untangles what Paul says about circumcision and freedom in Christ in chapter five of his letter to the Galatians…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: TAKING A HINT FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT
As his series on the Biblical book of The Acts of the Apostles comes to an end, BRUCE C WEARNE looks back at what he calls a “priceless record” of the beginnings of the Christian church…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: PAUL AND THE MISSION TO THE GENTILES
BRUCE C WEARNE brings his series examining Acts to an end…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: A LETTER IS WRITTEN, NEW PLANS ARE MADE
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his study of Acts, looks at how the church in Jerusalem dealt with controversy surrounding the Gentiles which had beset the church in Antioch…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: PETER AND JAMES CONFIRM THE WORK
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his series on the Book of Acts, writes about the ongoing discussion among the disciples about the acceptance of the Gentlles in chapter 15…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: REPORTING BACK TO ANTIOCH
BRUCE C WEARNE looks at the approach Paul and Barnabas took as they continued to visit cities across Asia Minor to encourage believers and evangelise among the Gentiles…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: FULFILLING THE PROPHETS IN THE FACE OF JEALOUSY
BRUCE C WEARNE continues his look at Acts 13…