Bible Study Lessons
We are often mistaken about the future. Our predictions about the weather, athletic competitions, and politics are never right all the time. What about Jesus? Was he ever wrong about the future? Consider Matthew 16:27-28: 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will … Read more
I have written blog posts on the history of modern schooling and the philosophy of schooling. In this post, I will consider the practical side of K-12 schooling by answering three questions. First, what’s good about the traditional school model? Second, what’s bad about the traditional school model? Third, what would a school look like … Read more
In the past thirty years the doctrine of hell has been the subject of much controversy. According to the dominant historic Christian view, hell is a place of eternal conscious torment for rebellious, unbelieving humans (and demons and Satan). Notice that there are five necessary elements to the traditional view of hell: a place in … Read more
John Calvin (1509-1564) was one of the most prolific and influential Bible interpreters in Christian history. He wrote a commentary on almost every book of the Bible and he systematized his understanding of the Bible in his magnum opus, Institutes of the Christian Religion. I was interested in what Calvin had to say about two … Read more
In a previous post, I gave an overview of how elements of the Christian faith led to slavery’s demise in the western world. Here are a few key references to slavery in the New Testament along with a brief analysis below each reference. (Biblical quotations are from the NIV, 1984.) Mark and John Jesus said, … Read more