When I was a child growing up just a few blocks from San Francisco’s notorious Haight Ashbury neighborhood in the 1960s and 1970s, I was surrounded by the hippie movement. It was the age of sexual freedom, cultural revolution and social carefree („turn on, tune in, drop out“). Fortunately, I was never caught by the … Weiterlesen
Religious scholars have long established the doctrines of the Christian faith in Paul’s teachings rather than those of Jesus. But as much as I would like to jump into this topic, I think it would be more appropriate to go back and take a brief, speculative look at the Old Testament. The Old Testament teaches … Weiterlesen
(part 1 of 2): The Meaning of “Son of God” „One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.“ —Mark Twain, Pudd’nhead Wilson’s Calendar Son of God, Son of David or Son of Man? Jesus is referred to as the “son of David” … Weiterlesen
The man was a teacher. He taught the law of Moses. He was impressed when he saw Jesus answer the questions of hypocrites and doubters with wisdom: “One of the scribes came to him, who had listened to them arguing with each other. And when he realized that he had answered them nicely, he asked … Weiterlesen