Don’t Worship the System
No, there is nothing wrong with a disciplined system of Bible study. But there is everything wrong with worshipping your system or imposing it on others. — David Alan Black, Seven Marks of a New Testament Church, pp. 21-22.
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Preaching with Bad Motives
[The following is an extract from Philippians: A Participatory Study Guide by Bruce Epperly. On Good Friday, I believe it’s a good idea to think of what it means to love one another as Jesus loved us. That sort of thinking about others is the foundation of Christian unity. — HN] The Ironies of Evangelism […]
Read MoreDave Black and Richard Ousworth on the Authorship of Hebrews
Dave Black’s comment is extracted on the Jesus Paradigm site. Dave Black comments on Origen and the authorship of Hebrews an essay. I’m still sticking with my statement in the study guide that it is impossible to be certain, even moderately so, regarding the authorship of the book.
Read MoreJohn Byron Review
John Byron, Associate Professor of New Testament at Ashland Theological Seminary, reviews Ephesians on his blog, The Biblical World. The bottom line: I commend Robert Cornwall and Energion Publications for producing a thoughtful study guide that does not spoon feed information to readers and supply with trite solutions to make it through life. Rather, this […]
Read MoreLuke Study and Advent
I made reference to this study and our last week’s discussion on my personal blog in discussing Christmas.
Read MoreLesson 2 – Expectation
In our study of Luke for the Agape Sunday School class at First United Methodist Church, we will be looking at Lesson 2 of the study guide dealing with the announcements of the birth of Jesus and his birth and childhood. The recommended additional reading is from 1 Samuel 1. It may be tempting to […]
Read MoreFrom Dave Black – Seven Reasons Why I Like the Book of Hebrews
I’m delighted to open this discussion and announcements area with a quote from Dr. David Alan Black, author of Energion books The Jesus Paradigm and Christian Archy: Seven reasons why I love the book of Hebrews: It exalts Jesus as our great leader. I therefore dare not exalt any human leader above Him. It reminds […]
Read MoreIntroductions to Luke
On my Participatory Bible Study blog I review several study Bible introductions to the gospel of Luke.
Read MoreSeven Week Luke Study
Energion Publications owner/editor Henry Neufeld will be teaching a seven week series on the gospel of Luke for the Agape Sunday School class at First United Methodist Church in Pensacola, FL. The series will begin on October 25, 2009. For further information on the Agape class, see the First UMC web site. The class will […]
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