September 2020

There are two doubtful long passages of the New Testament that are blocked off in most modern Bibles.  One is Jn7:53-8:11 known as the woman caught in adultery and also known as the Pericope adulterae,  The other is Mark 16:9-20 which is the long wordy ending added to end of Mark in most modern English Bibles. Let’s First Consider Doubtful Long NewTestament Passage John 7:53-8:11 This passage is quite famous and often quoted, but the note in our Bibles says it …

When getting crucified, Jesus says, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” I think there is too much misunderstanding of this passage. Did Jesus here forgive the Pharisees, the High Priest or Pilate? No, they committed unforgivable sins as were committed to never repent. Jesus prayed for the soldiers pounding in the nails as they have no way of knowing he is the Son of God. They are killing the author of life which is …

Historians ( I love history as you may know) doubt everything until it is proven. They tend to throw out the miraculous and look for objective evidence to show that some fact is true before they accept it. We do not need to follow historians, but they influence the people around us. What do historians accept in the New Testament? For example, historians think everything about Jesus is doubtful as he is so miraculous. However, if someone writes that they …

I once told people: “I believe in God therefore our experience is not the way to do theology of the Bible.” However, that is too simplistic. First we are all reading the Bible subjectively, so need help from others who are also influenced by their experience. How early Christians decided which books to include in the New Testament is insightful when we think about theology by experience. Our theology comes from those very books. How did it occur? Two required …