I’m no theologian. But I love Jesus, and I love the Bible. So what do I do with God’s wrath in the Old Testament… the drowning of children, the stabbing of little babies in the stomach, and all the other atrocities I read? First, I adopt what the early church seemed to adopt… a “Jesus … Continue reading The Wrath of God: What is it?
Whenever I cite a New Testament verse which says without qualification that God is ONLY light, love, and goodness – “dead letter” literalists THEN accuse me of improperly cherry-picking Scriptures. They quickly cite Old Testament verses which, when read by the surface letter, appear to say God IS dark, IS wrathful, and IS the ordainer of all … Continue reading BEYOND DEAD-LETTER LITERALISM
“In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe." Hebrews 1:1. So many people today resent the Old … Continue reading The Jesus Hermeneutic: The Glory of Allegory
At Rest In Him 