James Bryan Smith, in his new book The Magnificent Story: Uncovering a Gospel of Beauty, Goodness and Truth, says this: “No one ever taught me about the role of beauty in my spiritual life. It [ Read More … ]
Tim Mackie is a professor of biblical studies at Western Seminary and a creative writer for The Bible Project, a non-profit studio that creates animated short films that explore the grand narrative and theological themes of [ Read More … ]
It is essential for a Christian, to find out whether the [human] will does anything or nothing regarding eternal salvation. This is the primary issue between us [Erasmus & Luther], the point on which everything [ Read More … ]
From Luke 14-16 Jesus has just finished telling the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin. Both describe sinners having left the righteous majority, being sought out and found. When the sinner rejoins [ Read More … ]
Rather than suggest that my colleague was wrong, I would assert that while both positions were logical and sought to be faithful to Scripture, I considered my view to offer a preferable interpretation that enjoyed [ Read More … ]
One would not know, from many Pauline interpreters, that the unity of the church was one of Paul’s overriding passions. The famous doctrine of justification, used in the sixteenth century and later as a means [ Read More … ]
Supportive non-parental adults help teenagers reach full emotional, academic, relational, and behavioral maturity. This has been proven so extensively that we can assume it’s truth without further proof or explanation. We can easily extrapolate that [ Read More … ]
Many Christian leaders are publicly and loudly denouncing the New Perspective as heretical. Why do you think the backlash has been so strong? At the same time, why do you think aspects of the New [ Read More … ]
From Galatians 6 The Early Perspective on Paul was that Spirit empowered works are necessary for the future judgment according to works. In this letter Paul continues speaking about the works of the flesh and [ Read More … ]
From Galatians 5 In today’s post we consider the New Perspectives take on works of the flesh and the Spirit. Several Pauline passages have historically been interpreted to refer to “the Spirit-filled life” of individual [ Read More … ]