The book of Philippians is often said to be the most joyful and exuberant of Paul's epistles. That may be true, but to see it through only that lens is to risk missing its strong condemnation of hypocritical self-serving religionists. Here are some excerpts from Philippians in which I've highlighted some of those strong condemnations. Paul was not… Continue reading Philippians is not just a joyful letter
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It’s Time for Us to Listen to Jesus and Stop Believing the Traditions We Have Been Taught in Church
"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And… Continue reading It’s Time for Us to Listen to Jesus and Stop Believing the Traditions We Have Been Taught in Church
