Galatians 1:10-24, pt.1
Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ. Gal. 1:10
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Am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ. Gal. 1:10
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The Lord Jesus Christ gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age according to the will of God the Father. Gal. 1:4
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Whereas Romans and Galatians cover the same subject matter, in the former Paul employs a loftier discourse and more sophisticated arguments, and in the latter, he addresses those who are “senseless” and “foolish” and adopts a style appropriate for censure and not instruction.
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The discussion tonight is to help us articulate how we reach moral conclusions of right and wrong. Dr. Sosis will give us some contemporary paradigms to think through what it means to be moral and how to discover that which God has impressed upon our conscious.
Galatians – Being Good without the Law Read More »
Paul’s letter acerbically refutes the teaching that legal obedience makes one a better Christian. Paul strongly affirms that we are made right with God through the faith of and in Jesus and that there are to be no divisions in the church based upon whether a person obeys the black-letter biblical laws.
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In the actual text of the Sermon on the Mount, for instance, at least in the original Greek, an ominously archetypal figure, identified simply as “the wicked man” (ὁ πονηρός), makes a brief appearance. He is almost certainly meant to be understood as a depiction of the sort of avaricious, disingenuous, and rapacious man who routinely abuses, deceives, defrauds, and plunders the poor.
The Lord’s Prayer – A Prayer for the Poor Read More »
Like Schrodinger’s Cat, we need to recognize and embrace the ambiguity we encounter in our spiritual lives and in our relationships with other.
Becoming a Healing Presence: Embracing Ambiguity, pt.2 Read More »
Part of being a healing presence and living in the present moment requires us to understand that, most of the time, we simply do not understand.
Becoming a Healing Presence: Embracing Ambiguity, pt.1 Read More »
Memento, Mori (Remember, thou art mortal)
Becoming a Healing Presence: Suffering and Death, pt.2 Read More »
The stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles is that therefore God also suffers and dies as we do. God still doesn’t provide us with the answer, but he does say 1) that he has suffered as we have suffered, and 2) death and suffering are not the end.
Becoming a Healing Presence: Suffering and Death, pt.1 Read More »