by Steve Kindle The recent assault on our nation’s Capitol building with the intent to overturn a free and undisputed victory reveals more than a growing dissatisfaction with the American experiment. It also presages the end of our Republic. The rise and fall of civilizations is a cycle that recurs throughout history. Historians from Gibbon …
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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by Steve Kindle In a very real sense, there is no such thing as the Bible. Especially in such statements as, “The Bible says….” Oh, sure, there are books that have “Holy Bible” imprinted on them. The Bible is an anthology, really; composed of 66 compositions written over a 1000-year period by many known and …
by Steve Kindle And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you …