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Be Like Me
One of the gutsier things that pops up repeatedly in Paul’s letters is his unapologetic claim that the churches he ministers should imitate him. I think a case could be made that this element carried more importance in Paul’s understanding … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Community, New Testament, Philippians
Tagged boldness, integrity, Paul, Phil 3:7
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A Steward of God’s Grace to Whom?
Yesterday, in the senior adult Bible class, we were hacking on Ephesians 3 a little bit. Such a dense piece of scripture! The section describes Paul’s identity in some interesting ways, and one of those in particular caught my attention. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Devotional, Ephesians, New Testament
Tagged grace, mission, outreach, Paul
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Galatians 3:7-14 Translation and Reflections
Happy Thanksgiving! One of the things I’m thankful for this morning is the power and promise of the Word of God. I’m glad to be able to briefly spend a few moments in this discipline of translation, because of how … Continue reading
Galatians 2:14-21 Translation and Reflections
[Note: As I began to move into the next block of translation, I recalled that Dr. Oster, one of my professors at Harding Grad, suggested to us one day the possibility that Paul’s self quotation that most translators contain in … Continue reading
Galatians 2:6-10, translation and reflections
Translation Now from those who seemed influential (if they ever were does not matter to me, God does not show favoritism to men), but to me they added nothing, but rather, seeing that the gospel to the uncircumcised had been … Continue reading
Galatians 1:11-24, Hovater Edition
Translation For I to make it known to you, brothers, that the gospel proclaimed by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man nor was I taught, but through the revelation of Jesus Christ. For … Continue reading
Unbound
In my small group last week, we ran into this text in 2 Timothy 2:8-9: “Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, for which I am suffering even to the point of being … Continue reading
