“The predominant statement is that the kingdom of God is near, that it has drawn near…that it comes, that it will appear, that it is to […]

I want to remind the church of the command to include in your prayers all political leaders and really all those in government. Paul says to […]

I came upon a poem which reads more like an ode to the plant Evergreen by Rose Marie Juan Austin: Firm to the ground Standing tall […]

Greg Deuble       When Paul wrote to the Corinthians that the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus are “amongst things of primary importance,” the point under […]

Bill Wachtel In so-called “replacement theology,” which is very widespread, literal, ethnic, national Israel is no longer in view as God’s covenant people, but rather the […]

Sir Anthony F. Buzzard The contemporary way of inviting people to become Christians is unlike the biblical method. Today the invitation is rather vague: “Accept Jesus […]

eds. Brown, Fitzmeyer, Murphy, pp. 639, 640 Matthew 4:17: “From then on Jesus began… This introductory formula (used again in 16:21) solemnly inaugurates Jesus’ ministry. Repent […]

by E.R. Craven Now, remembering the close connection in the Jewish mind between the establishment of the Basileia, and the glorious coming of the Son of […]

From The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. “The predominant statement is that the kingdom of God is near, that it has drawn near…that it comes, […]