The Bible in Context
Our goal is to explore the narratives of the Bible in light of their cultural and literary context. As we study the Bible, we want to get inside the mind of the author(s) to understand the intended meaning of scripture and how scripture informs our hope in Jesus.
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Eph 6 is a popular passage for Paul's metaphor of the armor of God. How should we understand this metaphor according to Paul's intention? And as we finish the letter to the Ephesians, what is its main focus?
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Continuing his instructions of mutual service, Paul tackles more difficult household relationships. In both his culture and ours, relationships that have a hierarchy can breed resentment, entitlement, and disunity. What Paul says is directly applicable to the unity of our churches and families today.
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The last half of Eph 5 has produced a lot of tension within the church. However, factoring in the Biblical and cultural context can provide clarity to what Paul says about men and women in this passage. And we can do so in a way that recognizes that there are members of Jesus' family on both sides of the debate.
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Ephesians 4 iss filled with instructions on how to live as God’s kingdom. The first 21 verses of chapter 5 are filled with warnings of dangers to God’s kingdom.
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Ephesians 4 begins Paul’s practical instruction based on the unification of Jew and Gentile seen in the first chapters. Unity is at the center of his instructions.
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We have been studying Paul’s original message in its original context. It’s time to take a step back and ask how our study applies to our own time and place.
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In Paul’s famous prayer, he continues a thought from 14 verses earlier. How does this passage function in Paul’s larger purpose? How do we handle some of Paul’s elevated and confusing language?
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In Ephesians 3, Paul addresses the fact that he is a lowly person in the eyes of his culture, but he derives his authority and purpose from his commission from God.
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Many Christians have been introduced to one way to view God and time. The question of whether God is temporal or timeless has massive implications for the way God interacts with creation and his ability to be with his people. RT Mullins has spent much of his scholarly career exploring this very question.
The doctrine of Divine Impassibility can raise fundamental questions about the way God interacts with us. Does God care about us? Can God react to the needs of his people? Theologian RT Mullins lends his expertise to give Biblically grounded answers.
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We have a tendency to spiritualize the language of Eph 2, but Paul has something very concrete in mind.
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Paul reiterates his points from Ch 1, but with a new angle that sheds new light on his view of the Jew-Gentile relationship.
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This time, we look at the loaded phrases found throughout the first chapter in Ephesians, such as “redeemed by the blood,” “Sealed by the Spirit,” and “[Jesus] fills all in all.”
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God getting glory is a theme running throughout the Old Testament. God’s glory can only be understood in light of God’s purposes with Israel.
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Paul saw Jesus as the fulfillment of Israel’s story. How does that influence his view of predestination and election? How does he see the Gentiles factoring into Israel’s story?
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Before jumping into Chapter 1, there are several words in the first sentences in Ephesians that we often misunderstand. A brief discussion of those words will better prepare us for Ephesians and the rest of our New Testament.
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We begin our series on the book of Ephesians. This book is loaded in terms of Paul’s meaning and in terms of the preconceptions we bring to it. This episode will help us get off on the right foot with this weighty book.
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This is Part 3 of 3 of our discussion with Phil Bray on Jesus’ relationship to the Two Goats motif and the Levitical system. Check out Phil’s book Leviticus on the Butcher's Block!
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This is Part 2 of 3 of our discussion with Phil Bray on Jesus’ relationship to the Two Goats motif and the Levitical system. Check out Phil’s book Leviticus on the Butcher's Block!
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This is Part 1 of 3 of our discussion with Phil Bray on Jesus’ relationship to the Two Goats motif and the Levitical system. Check out Phil’s book Leviticus on the Butcher's Block!
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