Gentile scandal
The biggest scandal in the New Testament, after the fact that a crucified man is God – is that unclean gentiles are accepted into God’s family without first becoming Jews. PICTURE: Aaron Burden/Unsplash We’re so used to the idea we don’t see the scandal, even though it’s a central theme of Acts and Paul’s letters. […]
OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S GALATIAN LETTER: CALLED TO FREEDOM
BRUCE C WEARNE untangles what Paul says about circumcision and freedom in Christ in chapter five of his letter to the Galatians…
OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S GALATIAN LETTER: THE INTEGRITY OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, PART I
BRUCE C WEARNE continues his look at Galatians and what Paul writes with regard to hypocrisy within the church…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: HOW MANY TIMES DID IT HAVE TO BE SAID?
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