From Acts 11-13 In Antioch we see the first Gentile church. Barnabas and Saul come in to teach a large and growing church. It was at this church that believers first were given the name [ Read More … ]
From Acts 1-3 Jesus is about to ascend into heaven. He gives his disciples some parting instructions. They are to be his witnesses and share the good news from Jerusalem to the ends of the [ Read More … ]
From Luke 23-24 Jesus has risen! But the disciples have trouble believing it. Jesus appears to them giving proof he is flesh and bone. Then he explains the scriptures which prophecy his suffering and resurrection. He gives [ Read More … ]
‘A Faith That Is Never Alone’ (hereafter ‘FNA’) is a series of essays written by a group of reformed scholars in response to another book ‘Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry: Essays by the Faculty of [ Read More … ]
From Mark 15-16 Two women return to Jesus tomb and find an angel. The angel tells them Jesus has risen from the dead and shows them the empty tomb. The angel instructs them to tell [ Read More … ]
From Mark 1-3 After his baptism and temptation, Jesus makes a dramatic entry onto the scene of first century Israel. As king, he brings with him the promised kingdom of God. He announces the coming [ Read More … ]
“Gift” denotes the sphere of voluntary, personal relations, characterized by goodwill in the giving of benefit or favor, and eliciting some form of reciprocal return that is both voluntary and necessary for the continuation of [ Read More … ]
The decisive issue between Islam and Christianity is, quite simply, the gospel—the Bible’s account of what God has done, is doing, and will yet do through his Son to redeem his creation. It is this “good [ Read More … ]
From Isaiah 59-63 God is sending his servant to his people in exile. He has anointed him to deliver good news of comfort and salvation. The Jubilee year has come. God’s people will become oaks of righteousness. They [ Read More … ]
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 … ]