... over the issues of (1) church doctrine and practice, (2) abortion, (3) church and state issues, (4) interpretation of the Bible, (5) life-styles, and (6) views on morality. In this video age of images, where the outward image is so strong that Michael J. Fox, Tina Turner and Michael Jackson don't even have to say the name Pepsi to sell the product in a commercial, must not we too pay attention to the Gospel's image? Can we ignore these issues and simply practice our piety, simply focus on that which is ...
... Isle of Patmos and who became a bishop of the early church. How could he finally come to the end of the way and put everything he had seen, heard, touched, and believed into three words. God is love. The dictionary defines love as an intense affection. Tina Turner says love is a second hand emotion. Good marketing urges us fall in love with cars, jewelry, and property. John says, “God is love.” Pure, unbounding, love. The love of God is greater far, than tongue or pen can ever tell. It goes beyond the ...
... it is the believer’s trust in God, a trust that turns away from self and the world and waits patiently and expectantly on God. See Turner, pp. 213–15; TDNT, vol. 2, pp. 517–33; NIDNTT, vol. 2, pp. 238–46; vol. 3, pp. 968–70. 1:4 The Jews understood the ... used elsewhere of searching the Scriptures (John 5:39; 7:52). The time and circumstances: The Greek eis tina ē poion kairon poses problems, for tina (accusative of tis) can mean “who?” or “what?” and poion can be “what kind of?” or ...
