Women can be deacons
Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome (Part 5): Romans 15–16 The debate about what women can and can’t do …
Tag Archives: Jews
It’s about God, not religious rituals
Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome (Part 4): Romans 11–14 Arguing over the trivia of our religious rituals is not the …
Even the Bereans had to send Paul on his way
The circumcision question is resolved in a meeting in Jerusalem; Barnabas goes to Cyprus, and Paul goes to Syria and …
Jesus gave His life for our sins
Paul’s letter to the Galatians (Part 1): Galatians 1–3 Jesus gave His life for our sins: Galatians 1:4-5 Jesus gave …
Jews and Gentiles to live in peace
Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome (Part 5): Romans 15–16 Paul instructed Jewish and Gentile believers to live in …
Has God rejected Israel?
Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome (Part 4): Romans 11–14 Paul was unequivocal: God has not rejected Israel. Romans …
Be encouraged: God chose to save us
Paul’s first letter to the believers in Thessaloníca: 1 Thessalonians 1–5 Paul had only a few weeks in Thessalonica before the local religious leaders …
Saved by undeserved grace
The circumcision question is resolved in a meeting in Jerusalem; Barnabas goes to Cyprus, and Paul goes to Syria and …
It’s grace, not ritual
Paul’s letter to the Galatians (Part 2): Galatians 4–6 Paul invested some effort into explaining to the Gentile believers that …
We’re all believers: Jews, Gentiles, everyone
Paul’s letter to the Galatians (Part 1): Galatians 1–3 Opening the gospel to Gentiles as well as Jews wasn’t easy: there …
Switching sides
Esther asks for mercy for her people, exposing Haman in the process. Haman dies on the gallows he’s prepared for …
30 (or more) years of peace, then Haman plots genocide
The Temple is finished, then Judah’s enemies stir up trouble when Xerxes becomes king of Persia, but Esther becomes queen …
