It's high time you began a disciplined approach to reading Scripture, don't you think? Here is a review of the ESV Daily Reading Bible and three ideas for how you can move through the Scripture in a systematic and helpful way.
The following is a reading plan that I developed for some newer disciples / followers of Jesus to help them get a good picture of what is going on in Scripture from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22. Our English Bibles do not follow a clear chronological order (particularly in the Old Testament), so many people who read the Bible straight through aren't able to, say, summarize the Biblical narrative as a whole. This is a bit of a problem as I believe that a developing healthy understanding of the Bible's story (and my/your place in it) is an essential component of discipleship.
They say that breaking up is hard to do. And it doesn't help when you are stinkin' coward. What's much harder is loving well. Would love for you to share your experiences with us all on this one.
Is MBI a fair representation of Messianic Judaism? Here is a two-part review of MBI's statement entitled "Errors of Christianity." It makes MBI seem reactionary and, possibly, heretical. Part 2 of 2.
Is MBI a fair representation of Messianic Judaism? Here is a two-part review of MBI's statement entitled "Errors of Christianity." It makes MBI seem reactionary and, possibly, heretical.
How does the Old Testament Law relate to the Christ-follower today? In this article, Cody responds to several questions related to issues such as Sabbathing, Kosher food, and even eating blood.
Have you ever had to "define the relationship"? Ah, yes, the dreaded DTR. No one likes it, but let's face it, sometimes you just gotta do it. I invite you to read about my experience and then share your own.
The 10 Commandments, Sabbath days and feast, lambs and oxen, the cleansing of mildew . . . what does this all have to do with the Christian today? Are we merely New Testament people who consult the Old only for Bible trivia purposes?
It is here, I think, that Biblical theology comes most in conflict with macro-evolutionary ideas. There is such a concept as "Theistic Evolution" which essentially claims that there is no necessary contradiction between Biblical theology and Darwinian-type evolution.