In the previous post I provided some quotes from the early church showing how they applied the gospel in different ways for different purposes. Today I would like to discuss how they related the gospel to [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 18-22 Isaiah continues pronouncing judgement on a series of nations through today’s chapters. In today’s passage the LORD commands Isaiah to do something strange and dramatic. Perhaps you might say revealing. If you saw [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 13-17 Jerusalem and Judah have been judged and punished by the LORD through Babylon and Assyria. But the people of Judah are no ordinary people. They are God’s people. Babylon and Assyria now [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 9-12 I’ve mentioned before that amongst Isaiah’s judgment are pockets of hope. Today’s reading is one such passage. Its a prophecy predicting the end of Judah’s punishment and oppression. What kind of system of [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 5-8 Today Isaiah gives another judgment from the LORD. Like many sermons he describes his audience in colourful terms. Today Judah is a vineyard. This post is part of my bible in a [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 1-4 Isaiah is a combination judgment, prophecy and some narrative. There is lots of judgment so be prepared. But more often than not, there are glimpses of hope. This post is part of [ Read More … ]
From Song of Solomon 1-8 Q. If you were to woo your love, what expression from Song of Solomon would you use? Introduction According to the most common interpretation, the Song of Solomon is a [ Read More … ]
Today we continue our series looking at what the early church believed about the gospel. Here are the links to my previous posts (here, here and here) Now that I’ve established the early church believed the [ Read More … ]
From Ecclesiastes 9-12 The Preacher ends with some final comments. While a large amount of what he has said through Ecclesiastes questions the value of life, he gives some helpful instructions at the end. This [ Read More … ]
Today we continue our series looking at what the early church believed about the gospel. In my previous posts (here and here) I established that the early church believed the gospel was the narrative about [ Read More … ]