by Steve Kindle “They’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love….” In our pluralistic times (thankfully), coupled with expansive worldwide media coverage, we have witnessed on a broad scale how people separated by faith traditions and miles reach out to strangers in compassionate service. In India, Sikhs protect Muslims from terroristic beatings. …
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by Steve Kindle I continue to encounter claims that the Bible teaches things that are decidedly not true. Most recently, someone on Facebook said our planet was created in six days, therefore the Theory of Evolution is false. In the first place, there are abundant interpretive options that even Evangelicals use to discredit this notion. …
by Steve Kindle My friend and honored blogger, Dr. Bob Cornwall, wrote a piece about the book of Revelation that encourages us to look at the brighter side of apocalyptic, the new creation. I wrote a response. You can find both (including replies) here: http://www.bobcornwall.com/…/apocalypse-as-message-of… Spoiler alert: He finds hope in apocalyptic theology; I don’t. …
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by Steve Kindle Most of the differences in biblical interpretation result from our view of the Bible. How can we have different views of the Bible, you say? (We could add that our views of the Bible come from our views of God, but that will have to wait for another post!) Well, it all …
by Steve Kindle It is said that the Bible can be used to prove anything. We’ve got all sorts of millennialists, faith healers, prosperity preachers, last days theorists, and even flat-earthers., just to name a few. They all claim biblical authority and will painstakingly point out why. There are Pentecostals (Jimmy Swaggart), anti-Pentecostals (John MacArthur), …
by Steve Kindle Many Bible readers reread favorite texts and leave large expanses of the Bible unread. Few have read the Bible all the way through. This leads to the assumption that the Bible is warm and fuzzy without much in the way of bone-chilling or worldview-upsetting content. The few examples I share here should …
by Steve Kindle This post was requested by my publisher at Energion Publications as part of a project focusing on law in general and biblical law in particular. For more insights visit https://www.energion.co/discussing-the-law-in-scripture/ Deuteronomic TheologyThe Law of Moses as contained in the Torah established the ethical, religious, and social norms for the people of Israel. …
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The church in America is losing members at an alarming rate, especially among the Millennials and younger groups. The fastest-growing religious self-designation is “no religious affiliation,” the “Nones.” The reason most often given: irrelevancy. Dr. Eric Elnes is one of the most innovative pastors in America. He has built an enormous following among all age …
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Critical biblical scholarship has opened up the Bible as never before. We owe a large debt of gratitude to all those since Jean Astruc first asked critical questions of the Bible. One of the most meaningful realities of the Bible is that it argues with itself. Therefore, it gives us permission to argue with it …
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Anyone moving from the Hebrew Bible to the New Testament is immediately confronted with a very different world of understanding. The Hebrew Bible knows of no eternal life, Hell, Satan as the arch-enemy of God, or a final judgment, just to mention a few radical changes. And most dramatically of all, the kingdom of God …
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