The Church and Society

Read Matthew 5:13-16 … What do you think the response of the Church should be to questions of social justice and civil unrest? It’s a very timely question. Our country has seen incidents in which someone was unjustly arrested and/or incarcerated; or in some cases, even worse. The problem of evil in the world has …

The Abundant Life

Read Isaiah 55 … The Scriptures describe themselves as a living and dynamic resource for the individual. The first passage that typically comes to mind is from the letter to the Hebrews, “For the word of God is living and powerful …” (4:12). This verse is among others that also speak to the efficacy of …

The Holy Scriptures Remain

Read 1 Peter 1:10-12 … There is in the realm of biblical interpretation an outlook, or a foundation from which understanding proceeds, that is called the Redemptive-Historical View. Don’t be put off by the name, because this interpretive method is basically saying that to help us understand the Scriptures one should see the method by …

Cunningly Devised Fables

Read 2 Peter 1:12-18 … A question was recently raised about the Old Testament: “Is it absolutely necessary to believe that individuals such as Abraham, Ruth, or David were concrete historic individuals?” It almost sounds reasonable since those individuals are lost to the annals of time. Of the three mentioned, David may have gained ground …