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Why Jude Quoted Enoch — and Why That Matters
Why does Jude quote 1 Enoch? Explore Second Temple Jewish literature and distinguish a writer’s use of a source from questions about the biblical canon.
Why I’m Tired of Hearing 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2 Quoted Improperly.
Compare 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2 on women speaking and teaching, attending to local circumstances, literary context, and disputed interpretations.
Why God Doesn’t Answer Most Prayers — and Why That’s Mercy
Explore biblical passages about unanswered prayer, righteousness, and covenant faithfulness, asking what Scripture means when God hears his people.
Why God Trusts the Obedient with Judgment — but Withholds It from the Zealous
Consider the difference between religious zeal and faithful obedience, with attention to biblical judgment, responsibility, and the limits of sincerity.
Why Jesus Withheld Authority Until After Obedience — And Why We Keep Reversing the Order
Explore the relationship between Jesus’ obedience, resurrection, and authority, and why the narrative sequence matters for understanding his exaltation.
Why the Church Lost Judicial Authority When It Chased Spiritual Power
Reflect on the church’s responsibility for judgment, discipline, and reconciliation, and what happens when authority is separated from faithful obedience.
Binding and Loosing: Legal Language, Not Spiritual Theater
What do binding and loosing mean in Matthew? Explore their setting in community responsibility, judgment, and the exercise of delegated authority.
Prayer Is Authorized Participation in God’s Judgment
Read prayer within the biblical language of covenant, judgment, and participation in God’s purposes, rather than only as private religious expression.
Theosis and the Apostolic Gospel
What is theosis? Explore early Christian accounts of participation in divine life and how transformation relates to the apostolic proclamation of salvation.
The Kingdom Is Not Inside You — It’s Within Reach
Does Luke 17 place God’s kingdom within individuals or among Jesus’ hearers? Examine the wording, audience, and context behind the translation debate.
Restoring Apostolic Faith 