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Dedicated to the legacy of bold thinking Christianity through the writings of George MacDonald and Michael Phillips.
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Friday Jan 15, 2016
Friday Jan 15, 2016
It is a sobering truth to realize that in God's eyes causing another to sin may be more serious than sinning ourselves.
Wednesday Jan 13, 2016
Wednesday Jan 13, 2016
The command to "turn the other cheek," which we considered earlier as Let people injure you without retaliating, is actually a two-part command.
Monday Jan 11, 2016
Monday Jan 11, 2016
All the Commands are subject to misunderstanding, overemphasis, and underemphasis. The Commands of Jesus can be taken so out of context and misapplied, that they can even become false gods and idols that blind vision from the true nature of the Commands.
Friday Jan 08, 2016
Friday Jan 08, 2016
As we have noted before, many of Jesus' specific words must be broadened to incorporate the fullness of what he intended as Commands of obedience upon his followers.
Wednesday Jan 06, 2016
Wednesday Jan 06, 2016
This may appear on the surface to be identical with the first command: Obey my Commands. From Jesus' conversation with the man we call the "rich young ruler," however, the inference can be made that Jesus is specifically speaking of the Ten Commandments of Exodus 20.
Monday Jan 04, 2016
Monday Jan 04, 2016
Jesus often couched his teachings in the form of metaphors and parables for the curious purpose, if we are to take him at his word, of preventing those who are not in earnest about obeying him from understanding him.
Friday Jan 01, 2016
Friday Jan 01, 2016
Giving, for many Christians, is founded on legalistic obligation based on the Old Testament tithe. It is doubtful, however, that a strong case can be made in the New Testament for the perpetuation of the tithe as commonly taught.
Wednesday Dec 30, 2015
Wednesday Dec 30, 2015
Probably the most feared sin in the world, "the Great Sin," is what we commonly refer to as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
Monday Dec 28, 2015
Monday Dec 28, 2015
Paul's famous statement in Ephesians (4:26) "Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger," is often used to excuse anger, so long as we don't let it go on too long.
Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
This is the second time we have used this passage from Matthew 25 to highlight one of the Commands. And for good reason. This must surely be one of the most powerful passages in all the Bible.