Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Unlike the 18 Jewish prayers, which includes a plea of forgiveness, Jesus connects it to forgiving others. Promptly after the end of the Model Prayer, Jesus adds a comment to reinforce the necessity of embracing forgiveness as the way of life. Thus, Bailey notes…
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Church, Scripture and Heiser
A few questions came up. My answers, in more or less logical order… 1. Radix Fidem is a community of faith. The boundaries of inclusion are published. It’s not a catechism, nor even a statement of doctrine. The booklet is simply an outline of how we arrive at our teaching. The actual “church” has another…
My Two Cents: Spirit Guides
I know I’m not working alone. There are other bloggers who share their convictions about faith and all the ways we express our commitments to Christ. Something about the content we offer, and the packaging in which we offer it, causes readers to associate some of us together in their minds. While I’m aware of…
A Better Standard
Genuine faith is beyond words. We should be striving for a gospel commitment that uses whatever culture exists, but does not depend on it. What mankind can generate is just the context. Faith comes from God. We are dealing with a paradox here. It is our duty to understand as much as possible the context…
Stop at the Boundary
I’ve been asked about this. In Matthew 11, Jesus lowers the boom on Judaism. First, He condemns the kind of unbelief that led to so very few repenting at the preaching of His cousin, John the Baptist. He elevates John to his proper standing in God’s reckoning, because John clearly understood God’s heart and Word….