by Justin Marple | Nov 11, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 7:17-24 is a strange section of application for this essay on men and women in the family because it is not so much about men and women in the family as it is about being Jews, Gentiles, slaves, and free. This is not just Paul getting off on a tangent, but is...
by Justin Marple | Nov 11, 2012 | General Teachings, TEACHING
Every election cycle the refrain is repeated: the Republican Party needs to sever ties with the Religious Right. And every time the Republican Party has a setback with regard to electoral matters, the first thing many suggest is the “need” to jettison the social...
by Justin Marple | Nov 10, 2012 | Recommendations, REVIEWS
Ensor, John. Innocent Blood: Challenging the Powers of Death with the Gospel of Life. Adelphi, Maryland: Cruciform Press, 2011. Provacative and persuasive, this book should transform the way you look at the abortion issue as central to the gospel and not...
by Justin Marple | Nov 6, 2012 | Ezekiel Commentary, Latter Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, TEACHING
We now turn to the chapters of Ezekiel that are the oracles of restoration. Ezekiel 34-36 has three major sections. The first two begin with the language of judgment oracles but end with the oracle of restoration. They do not fit the chapter...
by Justin Marple | Nov 4, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 7:6-16 continues to offer holy surprises. The previous section had given us the holy surprise that the marriage bed of believers is holy. This is a surprise because the original audience thought that those who abstained were more holy and more single-minded in...
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