Peace (shalom) in the Old Testament Before we can see how the gospel brings peace, we need to first better understand what peace is. The concept of shalom (peace) in the Old Testament is complex and worthy of diligent study. It connotes much more than just an absence of conflict. It also includes the ideas [...]
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Peace Lost, Restored and Made: Part 2, Peace in the Old Testament
Posted in Bible, Peace, Theology on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Peace Lost, Restored and Made: Part 1, Introduction
Posted in Bible, Peace, Theology on June 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently wrote a paper titled, “Peace Lost, Restored and Made: The Centrality of Peace in the Gospel.” I have seen that peace is a major theme in the Bible, but unfortunately it doesn’t get the attention it deserves because when we talk about it too many people think we are merely talking about war [...]
Contentious Issues – The Son of God, Part 6: Believers Are Sons and Daughters of God
Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Theology on February 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(If there are awards for longest time between posts in a blog series, I would be a serious contender.) In one sense all people are children of God. Paul affirmed this in his sermon to the people of Athens, who were idol worshipers. He told them that God made us all so that we would [...]
Contentious Issues – The Son of God, Part 5: Jesus Christ Is God’s Unique Son
Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Jesus Christ, Theology on December 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Now we come to the most contentious part of this contentious issue. We have seen that the Bible teaches Adam was the son of God, the people of Israel were the son of God, the son of David was the son of God and that Jesus Christ fulfills each of these so that he is [...]
Contentious Issues – The Son of God, Part 4: Jesus Christ
Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Jesus Christ, Theology on November 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We have seen three different times in the Old Testament where someone is called the son of God. Adam was the son of God. The people of Israel under Moses were the son of God. And the son of David, the one who would be king, was the son of God. Now we come to [...]
Contentious Issues :The Son of God, Part 3 – The Son of David
Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Theology on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
David was the great king over God’s people. He is honored in Judaism, Christianity and Islam as a prophet who was passionate for God. Through David God gave us the Psalms (the Zabur). He was the king of Israel and he wanted to build God a house (a temple) where people could come and see [...]
The Son of God, Part 2 – The People of God (Israel)
Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Theology on November 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The next time we see the son of God in the Old Testament is in the story of Moses, the people of Israel¹ and Pharaoh. The people of Israel had been in bondage as slaves to the Egyptians for over 400 years. They cried out to God and he sent them Moses to deliver them. [...]
Contentious Issues: The Son of God, Part 1 – Adam
Posted in Bible, Contentious Issues, Theology on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Son of God is a contentious issue between Muslims and Christians. Christians gladly confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God while Muslims reject the idea as blasphemous. The strong reaction by most Muslims, I believe, stems partly from a misunderstanding of what Christians mean when they say Jesus is the Son of [...]
Christian Fasting
Posted in Christianity, Theology, Worship on September 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last month I posted on fasting in Islam in light of the beginning of the month of Ramadan when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset for 30 days. In my experience I have found that some Muslims don’t know that Christians fast as well. And unfortunately I know that there are many Christians who don’t [...]
Repentance
Posted in Knowing God, Repentance, Sin, Theology on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently preached a sermon on the prophet Jonah (Yunus) so I have been thinking about repentance. For those who aren’t familiar with the story of Jonah, here it is in a nutshell (or you could read the whole book in the Old Testament in about 10 minutes). The Lord told the prophet Jonah to [...]
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