Matthew ends his gospel with what has commonly been called The Great Commission. Matthew has continually shown Jesus to be the fulfillment of all of the Old Testament Messianic prophecies, until the resurrection. Here everything changes and with that change nature resounds. As the Marys sit at the tomb the earth is shaken, lightning struck in the form of an angel, and terror froze the guards. And with that cataclysm, the world was changed. In […]
Almost all of the struggles in churches and even denominations today revolve around this question: Which commands in scripture are we to follow and which are we not to follow? As a “people of the book”, this may seem a strange question. Of course, we are to follow all of the bible’s commands. They come from God and He never changes, so His Word must never change as well. But while God never changes, and […]
Almost all of the struggles in churches and even denominations today revolve around this question: Which commands in scripture are we to follow and which are we not to follow? As a “people of the book”, this may seem a strange question. Of course, we are to follow all of the bible’s commands. They come from God and He never changes, so His Word must never change as well. But while God never changes, and […]
Today we read one of the first of the “clobber verses” in the discussion around homosexuality and the bible. These clobber verses have been used to attack and bloody the LGBTQ community throughout history. God did not give us His Word to be used as a club against others and must be deeply disappointed in those who do. This section on “unlawful sexual relations” is an interesting one for a number of reasons. It begins […]
Today we read one of the first of the “clobber verses” in the discussion around homosexuality and the bible. These clobber verses have been used to attack and bloody the LGBTQ community throughout history. God did not give us His Word to be used as a club against others and must be deeply disappointed in those who do. This section on “unlawful sexual relations” is an interesting one for a number of reasons. It begins […]