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>…
Weekly lessons in theology and public life • Since 2011
Tag: God’s love
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Lesson 17: The Last Days
Read MORE: Lesson 17: The Last DaysLet’s change plans. Juan’s questions, Bob’s observation, and e-mailers’ inquiries reveal people have questions about “The Last Days” Let me make a few short observations in hopes you will respond with your ideas. Juan asks how we discern the “prophetic”…
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Lesson 8: Sin in Paul
Read MORE: Lesson 8: Sin in PaulNot everyone agrees, but I think a terribly significant change takes place with Paul. He transforms the common story when he moves from a Hebraic to a universal vision. Previously, it was the Exodus that remembered the Jews were slaves…
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Lesson 6: Sin in the Prophets
Read MORE: Lesson 6: Sin in the ProphetsThe prophets are obviously important. They wrote almost half of the Old Testament, 17 of the 39 books. They answer the critical question, “If we are God’s people, how come we suffer?”, claiming the people brought pain on themselves by…
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Lesson 9: What About Hell?
Read MORE: Lesson 9: What About Hell?Bob reminds us we can not get way without saying something about hell. As you consider the most typical idea of salvation– a trip on the up escalator rather than on the down one — you face a problem. How…
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Lesson 16: You Do Not Travel Alone (Romans 8)
Read MORE: Lesson 16: You Do Not Travel Alone (Romans 8)In the last lesson I spoke about “faith active in love” being the best roadmap for living in our time. Paul sometimes describes it as living “in Christ”, sometimes as living “in the Spirit”. He is obviously talking about the…
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An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!
yes we need to forgive our leaders yet make sure they do the right thing – which they aren’t.