Rob Bell’s book Love Wins has begun countless conversations in the last month or so concerning myriad topics of faith: salvation, damnation, God’s love vs. God’s wrath, Christian fellowship, heresy… the list could go on and on. But this morning I came across a blog discussing a portion of Rob’s theology that has not been [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Galatians 3’
Equal Standing, Different Roles
Posted in Culture and Worldview, Women's Ministry, tagged biblical womanhood, complementarian, egalitarian, Galatians 3, Gender roles, Rob Bell on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A New and Living Way, Part 2
Posted in Bible Study, Christianity, Women's Ministry, tagged adoption, Apostle Paul, Christian family, covenant, Ephesians 1, Foster parents, Galatians 3, Hebrews 10, Hebrews 9, John 1, John 14, Judaism, Levitical priesthood, Moses, new covenant, Romans 3, sacrifice on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I. God has provided for us a new and living way. (10:19-21) Verses 19-21 are a summary of the previous nine chapters. These chapters explain to the Jewish believers why the covenant of Christ was superior to the covenant God made with Moses. In these three verses we are given three descriptions and benefits of [...]
A New Sexual Ethic? Part 2
Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, Sexuality, Women's Ministry, tagged Apostle Paul, Carter Heyward, Christianity, Ethics, Galatians 3, Genesis 3, Sexuality on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is part 2 in a 5 part series of a response to Carter Heyward’s essay “Notes on Historical Grounding: Beyond Sexual Essentialism,” which can be found in Sexuality and the Sacred:Sources for Theological Reflection, edited by James B. Nelson and Sandra P. Longfellow. Part One can be found here. First, Heyward correctly points out [...]