Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Tag: God is love
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Lesson 20: Modern Charity
Read MORE: Lesson 20: Modern CharityLast week, I examined the basic Christian message or Gospel that proceeds from the statement “God is love.” Perhaps trying to be too clever, I suggested everything else is commentary. My intention was simply to make clear that this message…
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Lesson 19: Christian Love (part 2)
Read MORE: Lesson 19: Christian Love (part 2)When I first tried to summarize the chapter on love last week, I wrote, “The seventh chapter of the book maintains that Christianity is all about love overcoming the violence of this world and that everything else is commentary.” I…
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Lesson 16: Incarnation
Read MORE: Lesson 16: IncarnationI always thought of myself as a member of the “theology of the cross” school. Paul and Kerry, through brief exchanges on this site, have helped me see the limitations of this tradition, how it has led too many people…
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Lesson 9: New Love Narrative
Read MORE: Lesson 9: New Love NarrativeBefore turning to the specific contents of a modern Christian narrative, it might be worthwhile once again to point out that this in no way distorts the Gospel message. To give thought to words and ideas that make sense to…
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Lesson 18: Reading the First Letter of John
Read MORE: Lesson 18: Reading the First Letter of JohnA good way to review the Gospel of John is to take ten minutes for a read of the First Letter of John. It makes very clear what the evangelist is trying to say. It is clear that he is…
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Lesson 3: Jesus is the Word Made Flesh (John 1)
Read MORE: Lesson 3: Jesus is the Word Made Flesh (John 1)What does John mean when he writes, “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth…From his fullness we have all…
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Lesson 17: John’s Christian Ethics
Read MORE: Lesson 17: John’s Christian EthicsYou could make a case that humanity’s greatest problem is fear. We do not follow Jesus, because we are afraid to let go of what we mistakenly think gives us security. Our authorities, even the best, work to keep us…
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Lesson 2: Creation in the New Testament
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Creation in the New TestamentIf you think of creation only as the origin of the physical world, the New Testament has little to say about it. It does speak quite a bit about a broader concept of creation. It builds on the Old Testament’s…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!