Scot McKnight and the “Emerging” Atonement

i have read countless attacks against the “emergent church” and some even directly aimed at scot mcknight. and i myself often bought many of these critiques as i had not done much reading from scot (or other “emergent” leaders). i made a commitment, however, to read both sides. so i have been [...]

Talmud and Jesus

another good short insightful insight into Talmud. it sounds a lot like Mt 6:33 to me. what do yall think?
Mitzvos Relating to Kohanim
52: Giving a Kohein Firstborn Animals
“Sanctify for Me every firstborn, the first born of every womb in bnei
Yisrael…” (Shemos 13:2)
The firstborn of a kosher animal is designated for Hashem and given [...]

A Response to Fallible Canon, Infallible Scripture

in a post about a “fallible” canon of “infallible” texts, c. michael patton says some pretty interesting things, click hereto read his full post. there were two things that seemed to me to be contradictory in his post. one, he says, “I believe that the 66 books of the Protestant canon belong in [...]

Divorce: What Happens When a Partner is Unfaithful?

in my second post about divorce, i received the question:
I guess my only question - Jesus made it clear that in the case of marital infidelity (which was a factor in the question), divorce was PERMISSIBLE, though not REQUIRED.
That said, I would agree that it’s God’s will that a couple stay together for life, but [...]

Divorce: When Things Are Not What They Seem

based upon the last post i wrote about divorce, i received this situation. i wanted to discuss it in a little more depth than just in a comment. so here it is:
so just for discussion’s sake. a man marries a woman who seems to be everything she says she is (bible believing christian) [...]