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Faith or Flight?
One of the great tensions of the Christian life is fear vs faith. Many things give us grounds for fear, including personal circumstances, global politics, health pandemics, and economic downturns. At the same time, God's word gives us grounds for faith - ...)
Clean or Unclean?
Traditions are very important to us, whether they are family traditions, cultural traditions, or religious traditions. It's no surprise then that differing traditions often butt heads and cause controversy. For the early church, Jewish traditions were their cultural background, and so it ...)
God in thongs
"You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them". So goes the famous quote from Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. As we start looking at the fourth account of Jesus life in ...)
We can be Heroes?
What is your definition of a hero? In a recent SMH article, the top five most unlikely Australian sporting heroes were unveiled. Of course, topping the list was poor Steven Bradbury, who medalled after everyone in front of him fell over on ...This Sunday: Copied or Inspired?
Posted in Galatians.
– Feb 20, 2012
Last Sunday: Gospel v. gospel
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The letters of the Apostle Paul in the New Testament are like a set of golf-clubs. Each one is written for a particular situation. The Letter to the Galatian churches of southern Turkey is distinctive because it is the only letter that starts with a rebuke, rather than praise or thanksgiving.
The reason is clear: Paul is urgently concerned about a tide of new teaching that is turning Galatian heads. So he tees off with a stern warning not to turn from the true gospel to a pretend one (Gal 1:1-10). |
Posted in Galatians.
– Feb 14, 2012
