November 12: Hebrews 7
This chapter stands at the beginning of the central theological argument of Hebrews: that Jesus is the great high priest who is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through him. In this chapter, the writer…
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A Disciple’s Disposition
If you were to choose one phrase to describe yourself, what would it be? One might argue that, for the apostle Paul, it would be this: “a bondservant of Jesus Christ.” He uses it repeatedly to describe his privileged status…
A Disciple’s Disposition
If you were to choose one phrase to describe yourself, what would it be? One might argue that, for the apostle Paul, it would be this: “a bondservant of Jesus Christ.” He uses it repeatedly to describe his privileged status…
November 5: Philemon
“I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment.”-Philemon 10 Why would a personal, even private, letter like this be included in the Bible? What was the Holy Spirit doing when he…
November 11: Hebrews 6
One of our favorite family movies was “Up,” the wonderful Pixar film that came out a couple of years ago. One of the key moments in the movie came early: after the child Carl meets Ellie, she comes to his…
“Flat, Dull Evangelicalism”
It is no longer a new story that the Crystal Cathedral has filed for bankruptcy. What does this tell us about religion in the US, particularly evangelicalism? Check out this devastating article. In the US, where school psychologists are almost…
How are Christians to understand the Bible’s warning passages?
I have been preaching through Hebrews for over a year. One of the features of Hebrews is its warning passages which have caused some to conclude that genuine Christians can lose their salvation. Tom Schreiner has done important work on…
November 10: Hebrews 5
While the end of Hebrews 4 points us to our great high priest Jesus, we learn in the first ten verses of Hebrews 5 that the greatness of Jesus is that he was a priest who cried out. And he…
November 9: Hebrews 4
Most Protestants are not used to thinking about priests and especially about what makes a good or superior priest. And yet, the language of priesthood is all through this letter to the Hebrews to this point (1:3; 2:17-18; 3:1) and…