Jesus instructs us that we relate to God not through a sovereign-subject relationship nor a relationship based upon blood-lineage, but based upon a personal familial relationship.
The Lord’s Prayer – Our Father who art in Heaven Read More »
And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites . . . . Pray then like this:
The Lord’s Prayer – Modeling Prayer Read More »
Although Paul speaks of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit throughout his letters, the benediction to this letter is the only place where the three are invoked within this same formula.
2 Corinthians 12-13, pt.2 Read More »
We’ll keep exploring issues of apostolic authority and the ways in which Paul made an appeal for his own apostolic authority to the Corinthian church.
2 Corinthians 12-13, pt.1 Read More »
Within this chapter, we find the confluence of many themes that occur in Paul’s other letters.
2 Corinthians 10, pt.2 Read More »
We will dive into the notion of “taking thoughts captive” because it has played such a huge role in the Christian spiritual tradition. So be thinking about how your own thoughts might be “made captive” to Christ.
2 Corinthians 10, pt.1 Read More »
Sin is a disease that defaces the image of God within us, and therefore, God becomes human to cure our disease, so that we may become like God.
2 Corinthians 5, pt.2 Read More »
Within 2 Corinthians 5, Paul uses the analogy that our present bodies are but temporary tents, whereas our eternal dwelling is a building constructed by God. Think through how this analogy is similar to that employed in John’s Prologue.
2 Corinthians 5, pt.1 Read More »
In verse 18, Paul reiterates that we must look beyond the literal and the sensible which are easily seen and comprehended but which are transient and perishable.
2 Corinthians 4, pt.2 Read More »
Within this chapter, Paul continues his analogy that only those with a veiled mind have rejected the light of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4, pt.1 Read More »
