This is a long review of the short book ‘The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited’ by Scot McKnight. Scot is an American New Testament Scholar (blog Jesus Creed) and this book calls [ Read More … ]
From Job 32-34 The redeemed person tells others they sinned but they did not receive the full punishment of death. This is Elihu’s understanding of Job’s situation. In the gospel, a sinner asks for mercy [ Read More … ]
From Job 24-28 Job’s question today is why God does not let the righteous see that he is punishing wickedness. He argues God is seemingly inactive in the face of human suffering at the hands [ Read More … ]
From Job 17-20 Job is confident that he is in the right, but he does not expect he will be found that way before he dies. Job feels his death is approaching. The chapter contrasts [ Read More … ]
From Job 11-13 Job has understood from the start the hand of the LORD in his suffering. God has done this to him. This is what has caused him some grief. What has he done [ Read More … ]
From Job 5-7 In the depths of his despair Job criticises God and resents being under his watch all the time. His suffering has led him to be tempted. Suffering can tempt us to believe [ Read More … ]
What is a ‘Sinner’? Is it just a pejorative term? A put down to induce guilt and fear? It certainly can be. How do the scriptures refer to ‘Sinners’? In varied ways. Does the term [ Read More … ]