From Jeremiah 18-22 The LORD leads Jeremiah into a potters house and compares some spoiled clay with Israel. Just as the potter has the power to reshape the clay into something useful. So does the [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 10-13 Jeremiah comments of the false religion of his day. He compares the ‘gods’ created by some people of Judah to the one true LORD and creator. The people have committed idolatry and [ Read More … ]
Welcome to this series of posts giving a survey of what the early church fathers have written about justification and works of law with reference to Paul. Click this link to go to the first [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 4-6 Today’s passage is a sober reminder of the judgment Judah endured for her ways and deeds. They will be invaded and only one response is called for – mourning. It signals the [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 64-66 Israel had sinned badly. Isaiah recognised the best they had done, was awful in the LORD’s sight. The passage today considers public confession of a nation’s sin. Have you ever seen a [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 54-58 The word of the LORD is powerful and will accomplish the LORD’s purpose. In today’s passage Isaiah calls Israel back to the LORD and promises a bright future. He ties the Davidic [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 45-48 In today’s passage the LORD raises up an unlikely authority to do his bidding. Cyrus, king of Babylon. Probably the greatest ruler of his time is called the LORD’s anointed. He was [ Read More … ]
WILL Did you buy all these books retail, or do you send away for like a “shrink kit” that comes with all these volumes included? SEAN Have you read all these books, Will? WILL [ Read More … ]
I’ve just finished reading NT Wright’s massive tome on Paul’s theology. As you can see above it is 1520 pages long! I would compare it in length to Douglas Campbells, The Deliverance of God: An [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 36-41 The Assyrian army has laid siege to Jerusalem. Before hostilities start a Rabshakeh calls out to the people to ridicule their faith. To get them to trust his king and not the [ Read More … ]