by | Jun 6, 2011 | Bible, Books
At first glance, 2 John might seem to be warmed-over leftovers from 1 John, but appearances are very deceiving in this case. In John’s First Letter, he had addressed three major themes: Regeneration, Truth, and Love. John’s Second Letter is vital to the...
by | Jun 3, 2011 | Books, History
So central was this emphasis on the Messiahship of Jesus that within a few years ‘Christ’ (the Greek for Messiah) had ceased to designate Jesus’s function and had come to be a sort of surname. Now all this was peculiarly offensive to the Jew. It was...
by | May 31, 2011 | Bible
Post Series on 1 John 5:18-20: He Who Was Born of God Protects You from the Touch of the Evil One (1 John 5:18) The Whole World Lies in the Power of the Evil One (1 John 5:19) Jesus is the True God and Eternal Life (1 John 5:20) Little children, keep yourselves from...
by | May 30, 2011 | Books, Culture, History
From Michael Green’s classic Evangelism in the Early Church: The advantages for the Christian mission of having a common language can hardly be overestimated. It did away with the necessity for missionary language schools. Missionaries using it would incur none...
by | May 30, 2011 | Bible
Post Series on 1 John 5:18-20: He Who Was Born of God Protects You from the Touch of the Evil One (1 John 5:18) The Whole World Lies in the Power of the Evil One (1 John 5:19) Jesus is the True God and Eternal Life (1 John 5:20) Little children, keep yourselves from...
by | May 26, 2011 | Bible, Books, Church
Preface: If you go to Redeemer Church in Lincoln, we have extra copies of this book that I want to give away. Please don’t be shy–contact me, and I will get you a copy. I want this book to be a resource for evangelism, discipleship, and leadership training...
by | May 25, 2011 | Bible
Post Series on 1 John 5:13-17: How Confident are You That You Have Eternal Life? (1 John 5:13) Confidence in Our Eternal Life Results in Prayer (1 John 5:14-15) Praying for the Prodigal Brother (1 John 5:16-17) In 1 John 5:13-15, John explains how the confidence that...