As previously mentioned, there was a strong presumption throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries that the Gospels, at least in their final form were produced significantly after the events they purported to report. Dates were suggested going well into the 2nd Century A.D and even conservative estimates suggested that the Gospels originated from… Continue reading Who wrote the Gospels?
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What did Luke want us to be certain about?
Our church have started working through Luke’s Gospel. Chris who was preaching on the first bit of Luke 1 noted that we can be so caught up in the apologetic type questions about eye witnesses and reliability that we forger to read the Bible itself. This is a helpful corrective to how we tend to… Continue reading What did Luke want us to be certain about?
When paedobaptism starts to become a primary issue
Generally speaking, the debate about baptism is treated as a secondary issue. This means that believers disagree on the issue and continue to have a good level of fellowship and partnership in the Gospel. It’s a secondary issue in that it is still important both because those on both sides consider there to be serious… Continue reading When paedobaptism starts to become a primary issue
Sold short on empathy
In March’s Evangelicals Now, Bill James seeks to address what he calls “The problem with Empathy.” A few Christian writers and speakers have sought to argue in recent times that whilst we ought to sympathise with others, we shouldn’t empathise. Some have gone so far as to call empathy sin.* James argues that empathy’s problem… Continue reading Sold short on empathy
An alien interloper?
One of the key questions that has come up in the debate about sin, desire and temptation is whether or not we are responsible for our temptations. This in fact is key to the position that Matthew Roberts and others hold. The argument is that the desires which tempt us according to James are our… Continue reading An alien interloper?
Reckoning
Here’s the latest in our Jesus and the Gospels series on Luke 16
Grace working backwards
The other Sunday, I preached on Nehemiah 13. At the start of the chapter, God’s people are reminded that the Moabites were meant to be excluded from the assembly of God’s people. Afterwards, my dad, who was visiting, reminded me of the case of Ruth, she was a Moabite and yet was welcomed into God’s… Continue reading Grace working backwards
The Faithroots Jesus Project
You may have noticed a new page on the site. The Jesus Project is an attempt to bring together some resources looking at Jesus and the Gospels, focusing on Luke’s account in his Gospel. The aim is to integrate materials for families, the First Look Course and an evangelistic resource and more in depth teaching… Continue reading The Faithroots Jesus Project
“Tending towards…” – why I’m not about to become a Leeds United fan!
I’m a Bradford City supporter. Our nearest and greatest rivals are Leeds United. Imagine if someone were to say that because I supported Bradford and that is near Leeds and that I don’t support Manchester United, then I am dangerously tending towards being a Leeds fan. You would recognise that for the nonsense it is.… Continue reading “Tending towards…” – why I’m not about to become a Leeds United fan!
Disagreeing well or badly
At the end of their article debating sin, desire and temptation in Evangelicals Now, John Stevens and Matthew Roberts suggest that they’ve tried to model disagreeing well. Do they achieve this?
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