Sermon on the Mount – Peacemakers
*Editor’s Note: This is the eleventh article in a 13-part series on the Beatitudes. Here’s the complete list of articles in the series: Who Does Jesus Think He Is? Crowds or Disciples? The Sermon’s Most Important Word The Pursuit of Happiness Poor in Spirit God’s Answer to the Problem of Evil Meekness Hunger and Thirst […]
Sharpening Our Focus on the Great Commission
The Great Commission is a foundational Scripture and seemingly clear-cut. However, the way that you interpret and apply it will affect your church’s vision when it comes to missions. We would like to make two general observations. When you think of the Great Commission, you probably focus on the imperative “to go and make disciples,” […]
Sermon on the Mount: Mercy or the Mob?
*Editor’s Note: This is the ninth article in a 13-part series on the Beatitudes. Here’s the complete list of articles in the series: Who Does Jesus Think He Is? Crowds or Disciples? The Sermon’s Most Important Word The Pursuit of Happiness Poor in Spirit God’s Answer to the Problem of Evil Meekness Hunger and Thirst […]
Sermon on the Mount: What Is Meekness and Does It Work?
*Editor’s Note: This is the seventh article in a 13-part series on the Beatitudes. Here’s the complete list of articles in the series: Who Does Jesus Think He Is? Crowds or Disciples? The Sermon’s Most Important Word The Pursuit of Happiness Poor in Spirit God’s Answer to the Problem of Evil Meekness Hunger and Thirst […]
Sermon on the Mount: The Sermon’s Most Important Word
*Editor’s Note: This is the third article in a 13-part series on the Beatitudes. Here’s the complete list of articles in the series: Who Does Jesus Think He Is? Crowds or Disciples? The Sermon’s Most Important Word The Pursuit of Happiness Poor in Spirit God’s Answer to the Problem of Evil Meekness Hunger and Thirst […]
Sermon on the Mount: Who Does Jesus Think He Is?
*Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a 13-part series on the Beatitudes. Here’s the complete list of articles in the series: Who Does Jesus Think He Is? Crowds or Disciples? The Sermon’s Most Important Word The Pursuit of Happiness Poor in Spirit God’s Answer to the Problem of Evil Meekness Hunger and Thirst […]
Pigs and Dogs: What is Jesus Talking About?
What’s with the pigs and the dogs? Taken by itself, Matt. 7:6 is a weird thing to say: “Don’t give holy things to dogs, don’t throw your pearls to pigs, lest they trample them under their feet and, turning, tear you to pieces” (author’s translation). If this is a stand-alone verse, then we just have […]
Did Jesus Really Mean “Judge Not”?!
“Judge not, lest you be judged” (Matthew 7:1; popular paraphrase). Can we talk about what Jesus is saying here? Or do we have to address the elephant in the room? Sigh. Elephant it is. Because when church people hear the verse, “Judge not, lest you be judged,” we don’t hear Jesus saying it. We hear […]
