People are gathering in buildings, but the church is dead. For believers, it's like living in Siberia. The false church is disintegrating and the Great Resignation is in progress. Polynesian celestial navigation provides us an analogy for how we can endure to the end.
Tag: Romans
Romans 8:28 has been mistranslated. It should not be used as a platitude to mollify someone who is suffering.
Romans 8:28 should be rendered, "God works all things together with those who love him". N.T. Wright says Romans 8:28 has often been mistranslated. And it's silly to use it as a platitude to mollify those who are suffering.
The torture which Jesus suffered on the Cross must NOT be likened to sexual intercourse between husband and wife (Butler Series)
The torture which Jesus suffered on the Cross must NOT be likened to sexual intercourse between man and woman. To draw that analogy will deeply traumatise victims of sexual and domestic abuse. Furthermore, drawing an analogy between the Cross and the marriage bed plays right into the agenda of abusive husbands.
The worst mistranslations in English Bibles relating to women
Andrew Bartlett has asked a good question: What is the worst mistranslation in our English Bibles relating to women? Worst Translations: All in One is Andrew Bartlett's answer to this question. He discusses the question in four ways: Which mistranslation gets the prize for having the least shred of justification? Which mistranslation gives the most… Continue reading The worst mistranslations in English Bibles relating to women
For sheep who are stepping forward as shepherds
Here are tips and encouragement for sheep who are stepping forward as shepherds. God's word urges us to grow into maturity in Christ: until we every one (in the unity of faith and the knowledge of the Son of God) grow up to be perfect in the maturity of the fullness of Christ; so that… Continue reading For sheep who are stepping forward as shepherds
Blindness as a judgment from God – part 6 of series on blindness and deception
When people make themselves blind through their own choice to suppress the truth in unrighteousness, God makes them even more blind. (2 Thessalonians 2:10b-12) ....They perish because they would not receive the love of the truth, so that they might have been saved. And therefore God will send them strong delusion, so that they will… Continue reading Blindness as a judgment from God – part 6 of series on blindness and deception
A Cry For Justice 