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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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Jan 15, 2016
Jan 15, 2016
6 min
It is a sobering truth to realize that in God's eyes causing another to sin may be more serious than sinning ourselves.
Jan 13, 2016
Jan 13, 2016
6 min
The command to "turn the other cheek," which we considered earlier as Let people injure you without retaliating, is actually a two-part command.
Jan 11, 2016
Jan 11, 2016
6 min
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.
Jan 8, 2016
Jan 8, 2016
5 min
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.
Jan 6, 2016
Jan 6, 2016
5 min
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.
Jan 4, 2016
Jan 4, 2016
6 min
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.
Jan 1, 2016
Jan 1, 2016
5 min
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.
Dec 30, 2015
Dec 30, 2015
6 min
Probably the most feared sin in the world, "the Great Sin," is what we commonly refer to as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
Dec 28, 2015
Dec 28, 2015
7 min
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.
Dec 23, 2015
Dec 23, 2015
7 min
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.