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DEFINITIONS (CHOSEN PEOPLE, CHRIST, CHRISTIAN)
CHOSEN PEOPLE- A name for the people of Israel, whom God chose as His special instruments. As a holy people set apart to worship God, they were to make His name Continue reading DEFINITIONS (CHOSEN PEOPLE, CHRIST, CHRISTIAN)
BIBLE SIGNS AND SYMBOLS (GRAPES)
Grapevines are a plant well suited to the climate of Palestine. Grapes were cultivated as far back as Noah’s day (Gen 9:20) and were eaten fresh, dried, or crushed to make juice, vinegar, or wine. In an area where water was often in short supply, the juice from grapes became crucial for life. Clusters of grapes as large as five kilograms (twelve pounds) have been reported in Palestine, giving validity to the spies’ account of the grapes in Canaan in
DOES PAUL CONDONE SLAVERY? (1 TIMOTHY 6:1-2)
Paul does three things with slavery: (1) He acknowledges its pervasive practice without comment about its morality; (2) he urges slaves to radical loyalty as an expression of faith in God’s sovereign will; (3) he attacks the inequities of the system by insisting that masters and slaves become like brothers, an unprecedented notion (Philemon 16). In this passage, he wants slaves to excel in their service. Paul’s apparent social conservatism has been the subject of much misunderstanding. He would appear to give biblical sanction to
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THE APOSTLE OF THE DAY (PAUL)
The apostle Paul was born in the city of Tarsus in the Roman province of Cilicia (in southern Turkey) and was named Saul. His father had Roman citizenship, so although he was a jew, Saul was born a Roman citizen. His Latin name was Paul. Saul was raised a Pharisee and as a young man went to Jerusalem to study under Gamaliel, a leading rabbi.
HUMAN SEXUALITY
Sex was part of God’s good perfect creation. It was his stamp of approval on the intimate relationship between Adam and Eve before their sin (Gn 2:24-25). But just as sin has blemished the rest of creation, so sin and evil blemished the rest of this gift from God (3:7).