The Literary Beauty of the Scriptures
Even a basic understanding of such literary devices as inclusios, chiasms and key word repetition can go a long way in enhancing a readers pleasure factor and appreciating the literary beauty of the scriptures.
Theology
When Church Division Due to Theological Disagreement Divides Us
On this side of heaven, theological disagreement is part of life. The apostles who wrote the New Testament settled such disputes in the first century. Today, we have a clear word from God preserved in Scripture but no magisterium to settle our disagreements over how to interpret it, especially when church division arises from these theological disagreements.
Reconciling Atonement Theories Buffet
We all have limited perspectives, influenced by our culture and historical periods, affecting how we interpret the Bible and understand atonement theories buffet. No one studies the Bible in a vacuum. Our cultural, historical, and personal contexts influence how we interpret the Bible. In this sense, all theology is contextualized.
Contextual Sensitivity in Reading Scripture
As the world becomes “smaller,” the incorporation of new ideas and new approaches to reading and interpreting Scripture becomes important as we encounter people with perspectives, experiences, and cultures different from our own.
Introduction to the Biblical Metanarrative
The story that the Bible tells, therefore, is the story that we are all part of whether we know it or not and whether we like it or not. We have joined the story in progress, along the way, so to speak.
What We Can Learn From Job
Excerpted From 'Wrestling With Job' (IVP Academic)
Bill Kynes and Will Kynes: Wrestling With Job
“Will your faith in God’s goodness endure when it is tested?”
Yudha Thianto: An Explorer’s Guide to John Calvin
“By presenting Calvin in his historical, cultural, political, and theological contexts, I have meant to help you see him for who he was in his own time.”
Calvin’s Lasting Impact in the Global Church
Excerpted from 'An Explorer's Guide to John Calvin' by Yudha Thianto
Saving Faith Receives Christ Himself
Receiving Jesus is saving because “as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself” (John 5:26).
