Tag: God
-
Galatians: Gospels in Conflict, The Law Road to Faith part 7a
The Law Road to Faith Galatians 3:19-25 “The Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.” Galatians 3:22 “The law was our custodian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.” Galatians 3:24 Galatians 3:6-9 has made it clear that…
-
ABC of Prayer: A Critical Spirit
A Critical Spirit It seems, we have all done it. We say we love them and are friends of theirs and then criticize them, and a short time later pray for them. Or the opposites happens when we pray for someone and then ten minutes later we point a figure at them in anger and…
-
The Problem of a Slave
Without an understanding of the slave problem as it existed in the Roman empire of Paul’s day the Epistle to Philemon cannot be fully appreciated. Slaves were a recognized part of the social structure and were considered members of their master’s household. Between the years 146 BCE and 235 CE the proportion of slaves to…
