Creation- What has God said in Genesis 1 and 2? Did He give two stories of Creation? This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. We should listen whatever is said after that. Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth[a] and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground, 6 but streams[b] came up from the …
Luke-Acts vs Paul’s epistles is an interesting historical debate helping us think about how pagans think. First, historians generally trash Luke and Acts while they praise 7 letters of Paul. Let me note as I have before what historians like. The Undisputed Epistles of Paul Romans. First Corinthians. Second Corinthians. Galatians. Philippians. First Thessalonians. Philemon. Historians like the 7 letters of Paul a lot. From them, they see that the disciples truly deeply believe that Jesus rose from the dead. …
How about a Chinese Church faith report? I should have blogged on this insightful article last year, but find myself only now starting to write. The question is: Should we see the Chinese church as persecuted and needy or perfectly provided for? Or just how should we see them? This article brought a hearty Amen from my heart. See the quote below. Though this narrative (China as a persecuted needy church) may have been accurate in the 1980s as China …
The Bible says we are citizens of the Kingdom of God. What is Kingdom of God culture? First, what is American culture? Americans love freedom, and personal independence even personal autonomy. Individualism is a high value. We like change and trying new things andhave the confidence to invent and support totally new things. Americans love equality, and that is why we say America is a land of opportunity for migrants. You are what you do. Any poor migrant can come …
