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Category Archives: Exposition
Hidden in Plain View: Mystery and Fulfillment in Colossians 1:25–26
I have become [the church’s] servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Exposition, Hermeneutics
Tagged Col 1.25-26, Mystery, Rom 16.25-26
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One More Reason the Resurrection is Good News
In preparation for worship this Sunday, I’d like to follow up on a piece posted this time last year on TGC’s blog titled “The Neglected Resurrection” and suggest one more reason why the resurrection must not be neglected—one more reason … Continue reading
Distorting Another Good Verse: Proverbs 29:18
In the early years of my Christian experience, I heard some messages on Proverbs 29:18: “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he” (KJV; NASB also uses “vision”). The gist of … Continue reading
Specks and Beams
I had the privilege of preaching in seminary chapel yesterday. One of the great blessings of my current ministry is that I get to teach seminarians each week and preach in the chapel regularly. I often try to preach from … Continue reading
Galatians and Hebrews: A Key Similarity
Ben Witherington—evangelicalism’s equivalent of the prolific Jacob Neusner—wrote a little article a while back on the influence of Galatians on Hebrews, which I’d been meaning to read in the course of my work on Hebrews. Well, just last week, I … Continue reading
Another Puzzler: Hos 11:1 in Matt 2:15
If you’ve ever worked your way through Matthew’s gospel, looking up the Old Testament texts he cites, then you’ve surely puzzled over what he has to say about Hosea 11:1 in Matt 2:15. Matthew claims that when Jesus returned with … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Theology, Exposition, Hermeneutics
Tagged G. K. Beale, Hos 11:1, Matt 2:15
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Who Is Jesus? Mark’s Two Options
I’ve been reading the Gospel of Mark together with some Christians and “seekers” over the past several weeks. (We’ve been using a fantastic study put out by the folks at The Good Book Company entitled Christianity Explored.) One thing that … Continue reading
America’s Violation of “You Shall Not Murder”: Abortion (Part 2)
With this entry, I will finish my previous post on “America’s Violation of “You Shall Not Murder.” Having looked at the Bible’s teaching on the sanctity of life, the next question we must ask is this: What does the Bible … Continue reading
America’s Violation of “You Shall Not Murder”: Abortion
Last week John Aloisi posted an informative entry on “Abortion and the Early Church.” With this post, and another to follow, I would like to focus on the Bible’s view of abortion. The thesis of this post and the next … Continue reading
Do I Answer a Fool? Or Do I not?
In Proverbs 26:4 we are commanded not to answer a fool, but in the very next verse we’re commanded to answer a fool. On the surface I am in a quagmire since both commands seem to be in conflict with … Continue reading
How to Read a Psalm
When I have preached on a psalm in a church, some people have mentioned to me that they were familiar with a verse from the psalm but they had not thought about the passage’s overall message. I have often wondered … Continue reading