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Interpreting Within the Limits of Why

Striving to understand the specific purpose for which a Bible author wrote what they did is essential to right interpretation. That might seem obvious, but history demonstrates that it is rarely applied. What is far more common is to take … Continue reading

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Salvation Formation

Of any promise that has ever been made, the greatest is the offer to live forever with every desire fulfilled. So goes the fairy tale…and they lived happily ever after. So also is God’s promise of salvation! The sting of … Continue reading

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Stripped Naked: Clothing at the Cross

Just as our Lord watched from upon the Cross as others dividing up his clothes, so again many huddle in his Presence as they divide up his words—teaching things that strip bare the meaning of being in Christ. You likely … Continue reading

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