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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes As Christians, it can be difficult to know what our lives should look like. With a world so different than that of the New Testament writers, how do we reconcile our culture, technology, and society with the example we see from 2,000 years ago? Fortunately, there’s a place where timeless, practical truths are laid out […]
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Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s been a long journey, so let’s try to wrap up some final thoughts left on the cutting room floor from the main part of this series. If you missed it, make sure you check out Part 1! OT Sabbath-breaking wasn’t absolute In part 3 we discussed what it means that Christ is “Lord of
Additional Thoughts on the Sabbath (Part 2) Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes After three articles discussing how Christians relate to the Sabbath today (see parts 1, 2, and 3), you’d think I’d have exhausted the topic. But not so! Despite the thoroughness of each article, I still went through during the editing process and cut out several topics that, while interesting, weren’t necessary for the point being
Additional Thoughts on the Sabbath (Part 1) Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes When I started this blog, I was becoming a huge fan of the New English Translation (NET) of the Bible. As a sort of “living document,” the digital format of the NET allows it to continually refine its translation as older copies of the Bible are discovered, allowing us to grow closer and closer to
How I Accidentally Became a NASB Man Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes Christians aren’t too well known for their humor. To be fair, the Bible isn’t really either. Yet there is a particular verse that always strikes me as funny, even years after happening upon it. And perhaps it speaks more of my own sense of humor because this verse is found it one of the least
The Funniest Verse in the Bible Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes In Part 1 we looked at the original purpose of the Sabbath, seeing that Israel was commanded to keep it for a specific purpose. Now let’s take a look at how we are meant to understand the Sabbath today. We’ll look at several reasons why Christians aren’t required to keep it, then in Part 3
Should We Keep the Sabbath? Part 2: Today Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes If you’ve only been exposed to mainstream Christianity, the title may seem very silly. Many believe that we do keep the Sabbath, we’ve just moved it to Sunday instead of Saturday. It may surprise many to learn that the Sabbath is a very special thing that most Christians don’t truly keep. Before we discuss whether
Should Christians Keep the Sabbath? (Part 1: Origins) Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) Over time, people have had different ideas about God. Very rarely are they purposely malicious, but instead stem from a misunderstanding of Scripture and God’s very nature. In the past, we’ve discussed the
Why Open Theism Just Doesn’t Work Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes My sister got married this weekend. Everything about the wedding put Christ in the center, and it was amazing to see two people who have so purposely prepared to model their marriage after Christ and His bride. Something I hadn’t anticipated, however, was the wonderful conversations I’d have with other believers who had come to
The Blessing of Christian Conversation Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes Writers in the English-speaking world love having codified rules for writing. Those rules give us an absolute way of writing something correctly. Even if you don’t know the all the rules you can usually tell when someone is breaking them! Yet if you’re exposed to Christian writers long enough, you may notice they don’t always
Capitalizing God’s Pronouns Read More »