In Matthew 5, Jesus gives his Sermon on the Mount. He starts out with the well-known beatitudes: Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those…
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Numbers 30, the Vows of Women, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ
I recently noticed something in the Old Testament that is quite striking when you think about it. It seems to be something that looks “sexist,” and certainly out of date. However, it has an application that is EXTREMELY significant to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Therefore, I think it is worth being explored. A Sticky…
The Problem With Using Matthew 18 as a Passage on Church Discipline
I am a Christian of the American Evangelical stripe. I have been in these churches for my entire life. If you have lived in the American South, then you know what this means. If you live somewhere else, you might not know what that means, so here is a definition from a Christianity Today article…