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War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
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Let Your Heart Be an Altar [Awakening Faith]
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me.” (Hebrews 1...
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Are Your People Real? 6 Marks of a Real Christian Inspired by Jonathan Edwards
What is a real Christian?
This seemingly basic question was one Jonathan Edwards himself grappled with during the intense movement of the Sp...
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Ellipsis (What Is Missing in Luke 2:49?) - Mondays with Mounce 245
Here is a great example of why translation involves interpretation, and why a “word-for-word” approach can often fail.
When Jesus’ parents f...
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Joy in Your Blessings [Awakening Faith]
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step wi...
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Extracurricular Activity 12.27.14 — Mary Mother of Jesus, Celebrity Faith, & Wesley and Pelagius
Scot McKnight Shares 10 Things He Wishes Everyone Knew about Mary
1. We know more about Mary than we do about almost everyone in the New Tes...
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The Two "States" of King Jesus: Exaltation and Humiliation — An Excerpt from "Crucified King"
Christmastime is one of the more perfect times to remember and recognize the humiliation of Christ. That the Son of God was born in a feedi...
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Advent: Promise and Fulfillment (I) [Awakening Faith]
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will ...
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Douglas J. Moo on Words and Where Meaning Lies
Last month, at the 66th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Zondervan held a special event celebrating the 50th anniversa...
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Teach Students the Heart of the Christian Life Using this Resource
David Olshine has designed his new teaching resource James, 1-2 Peter, & 1-3 John for the busy youth worker who lacks either the time or...
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Man, a Man, Men, at Familymas (Matt 9:8) — Mondays with Mounce 244
It is amazing what difference a little word like "a" can make. Since Greek does not have the indefinite article, we primarily use it accordi...
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Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields — A Postscript and a Christmas Note
Postscript: LXX and Masoretic Text
Last month’s post generated some interest from readers on the Septuagint (LXX). Some may wonder whether t...
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He Arrived in a Lowly Condition [Awakening Faith]
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing...
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Extracurricular Activities 12.20.14 — Race, Sexism, and "Exodus"
John Piper Shares 16 Thoughts on Discussing Race in the Church
On December 16, 2014, I was part of a conversation on racial harmony gathered...
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The Ideal Resource to Help Youth Workers Teach James, Peter, and John
This fall we were pleased to launch a new series of helpful resources for youth workers, called "Studies on the Go."
The series gives volun...
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[Common Places] The Promise and Prospects of Retrieval: Recent Developments in Eschatology
Surveys of Christian doctrine regularly note that the themes of eschatology have attained a certain prestige in the late nineteenth and then...
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Teach Students 3 “Jewels of Matthew” Using This Study Resource
It is Laurie Polich-Short’s prayer “that you and your students discover a treasure chest” in the gospel of Matthew. In Matthew (Studies on t...
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