Category: Jesus
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And Who is My Neighbour?
The legal expert asked the question, but he wasn’t thrilled with Jesus’s answer. His response to the “Who is my neighbour?” question might make us uncomfortable too.
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Are We ‘Christians’ or Disciples?
We shouldn’t be all that surprised that what we call ‘Christian’ has little to do with genuine discipleship in the New Testament sense.
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Would We Really Vote for Jesus?
“Well, Jesus would be the best candidate, but since he isn’t running…” I’ve seen friends express this sentiment quite often recently, with a wry digital chuckle, as an explanation and justification of their choices at the polls. Thing is, I’m not certain Jesus could even win our votes if he did stand for election. Hell,…
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How Much is ‘Enough’?
That moment. The first time your girlfriend reaches across the restaurant table and helps herself to a chunk of your parma and a few of your chips. Whoa. When did this relationship start moving so fast? Yeah, that parma could comfortably feed a family of six, but it’s your parma. You muster a half-hearted smile. Then,…
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The End of the World (Part 2)
Who wouldn’t want an all-expenses-paid impromptu holiday? Well, ‘The Rapture’ just can’t be supported from scripture.
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The End of the World? (Part 1)
North American Christians wax eloquently about the end of the world. But the New Testament is far more concerned with the beginning of a new one.
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I Pledge Allegiance?
We practise a nationalist idolatry that we ought to repudiate. But that will take great courage!
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The Kingdom: Is This Good News?
Is our ‘good news’ about advancing our own nationalistic ambitions? It was for Jesus’s first hearers too. And look how that turned out.
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Jesus’s Greatest Hits: Volume 2?
If there’s one thing Jesus gets, it’s how to change with the times and meet fan expectations.
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The Kingdom: On Earth as in Heaven?
Our love of western democracy over biblical theology often leaves us at a loss to understand Jesus’s kingdom teachings.