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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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Monday Dec 21, 2015
Monday Dec 21, 2015
Probably few other commands of Jesus have been interpreted with such wide latitude as the command to "eat the bread" and "drink the cup" in remembrance of the last supper on the night before his crucifixion.
Friday Dec 18, 2015
Friday Dec 18, 2015
Here we encounter another highly specific command. While said by Jesus only once, it is yet difficult to include in any other grouping or summary of Commands.
Wednesday Dec 16, 2015
Wednesday Dec 16, 2015
The examples Jesus uses to address how disputes should be settled are, in a sense, unfortunately narrow of focus.
Monday Dec 14, 2015
Monday Dec 14, 2015
A few of the Commands are so all-encompassing that, if they were followed perfectly, none of the other Commands would be necessary. They draw all the Commands up into them.
Friday Dec 11, 2015
Friday Dec 11, 2015
In how many ways we each break this command...often, even daily! When it comes to the "commands of personal conviction," this must certainly rank up near to the top of the list.
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Wednesday Dec 09, 2015
Most of the commands given by Jesus to his disciples when he sent them out two by two must be viewed as being too specific to be considered universally incumbent upon all his followers throughout all time.
Monday Dec 07, 2015
Monday Dec 07, 2015
How far into eternity will God's mercy extend? It is one of the great historic theological conundrums.
Friday Dec 04, 2015
Friday Dec 04, 2015
This is surely one of the Bible's most well known verses. Its succinct proverb is a part of everyday conversational idiom everywhere. The command might therefore have been rendered in its more familiar form as simply: Turn the other cheek.
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
Curiously, Jesus did not address the mode and manner of how we are to conduct ourselves in the normal flow of daily conversation. His comments about speech are very specific.
Monday Nov 30, 2015
Monday Nov 30, 2015
We have spoken several times about Jesus' use of hyperbole, exaggeration, and metaphor. We do not actually "eat his flesh" when participating in a communion or Eucharist service. He does not really want his followers to "cut off" their hands or "pluck out" their eyes to rid their lives of sin. These are symbols and images which Jesus used skillfully to get his points across.