It is important to remember that Christianity is a sect of Judaism. It is further important to remember when reading the Old Testament that in the ancient Mediterranean, it was an Honor/Shame culture . Our culture is a guilt culture. The Bible, the canon within a canon is the way that we...
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A Study of the Old Testament, part 1.
Preface: The Bible says many things. Each of us has our own interpretation of the books, stories and songs of the Bible. Many theological scholars believe that the events of Exodus may not have actually occurred. This introduction to the Old Testament shares the scholarly view but it is important...
You cannot serve God and wealth
Luke 16: 10-13 “He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. “Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the...
Young man, I tell you, arise
(Luke 7:11-17) Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son...