by Justin Marple | Sep 1, 2011 | General Teachings, Systematic Theology, TEACHING
One of the most common misconceptions of Christians, including those who describe themselves as evangelicals, is that all sins are equal. This is an unexamined position on the part of most, in that they have not stopped to think about how it does not square with...
by Justin Marple | Dec 22, 2010 | General Teachings, TEACHING
Among those who take Scripture seriously there has been a continuing debate about the propriety of women’s ordination. The best case that can be made against the ordination of women is to appeal to Paul’s letters to places where it says that women should...
by Justin Marple | Sep 29, 2010 | General Teachings, TEACHING
Luke tells us about the ten lepers who asked Jesus for mercy (Luke 17:11-19). And Jesus told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” Jesus did this as He was on the way to Jerusalem. And so the lepers would have begun heading toward Jerusalem to...
by Justin Marple | Jul 23, 2010 | General Teachings, TEACHING
A caller on “Ask the Pastor” brought up Hosea 13:16 (14:1 in Hebrew and Greek). It reads: “Samaria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword; their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women...
by Justin Marple | May 10, 2010 | General Teachings, TEACHING
The Bible mentions several interesting creatures, not least among them Behemoth and Leviathan. The first monsters mentioned in Scripture are actually in Genesis 1. “And God created the great Tanninim [the standard Hebrew lexicon says, “serpent, dragon,...
by Justin Marple | Dec 9, 2008 | General Teachings, TEACHING
Elders (including the teaching elder often called the pastor) and deacons are the Spiritual leaders of the church. The elders lead the church in word ministries and the deacons lead the church in deed ministries. Even among the elders there is a division of labor...
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