Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. (Judges 4:4-5 [ESV]) I am no expert on the era of… Continue reading When Men as Leaders Forfeit Their Right to Lead
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Wise as Serpents: Evil and the Road to Rome — Craving Power and Control (Part 12 of sermon series )
I have been reading G.K. Beale’s commentary on Revelation. I have benefitted much from Beale’s writings because he consistently and carefully interprets Scripture against the “big picture” context of the history of redemption in Christ from Genesis to Revelation. The study of Scripture that steps back and relates a text to God’s overall plan of… Continue reading Wise as Serpents: Evil and the Road to Rome — Craving Power and Control (Part 12 of sermon series )
