The Soul and ChatGPT
In the first lecture I give to students in my freshman writing class, I ask students to “consider the source” of their writing. I…
After The Thrill Is Gone Married To The Holy Spirit But Still Sleeping Alone
Pneuma 33 (2011) 237-253 After the Trill is Gone: Married to the Holy Spirit but Still Sleeping Alone Monique Moultrie Visiting Assistant Professor, Western…
By what logic is "in love" grouped with "speaking the truth" by commas? (Ephesians 4:15)
I understand that the ordering of words in Greek does not impact the meaning as much as it does in English. But given that ordering (and commas) does matter in English, consider the following two renderings.
Rather, speaking the truth in …
Obama and Lackey Lynch Force Schools to Allow Mentally-Ill Boys…
Obama and Lackey Lynch Force Schools to Allow Mentally-Ill Boys and Young Men Who Dress As Women Access to Female Bathrooms… Public schools must…
What is the best translation for the word "Diakrino" in Jude 1:22?
Jude 1:22
AKJV And of some have compassion, making a difference:
ASV:And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;
BBE And have pity on those who are in doubt;
BIB Καὶ (And) οὓς (those who) μὲν (indeed) ἐλεᾶτε (have mercy on), διακρινομένους (…
To which beginning is the word ‘beginning’ (arche) referring in the Gospel of John, outside of the prologue?
The standard reading of John 1:1
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God."
is that the beginning – ἀρχῇ (archē) – refers to the old beginning, i.e., the beginning described in Genesis 1. …
"Be Perfect" (Mt. 5:48) – a stand-alone commandment, a summary of the Sermon on the Mount, or the conclusion of the teaching on loving one’s enemy?
Note: this is not the same question as those which seek the meaning of "Be Perfect" in itself. Here, the question is what "Be Perfect" refers to in the text.
In Matthew 5:48 Jesus teaches "Be perfect as your Heaven…
Filled With The Spirit Sexuality, Gender, And Radical Inclusivity In A Black Pentecostal Church Coalition, By Ellen Lewin
124 Book Reviews Ellen Lewin,Filled with the Spirit: Sexuality, Gender, and Radical Inclusivity in a Black Pentecostal Church Coalition(Chicago,IL: University of Chicago Press, 2018)….
In 1st Timothy 5:17–18, is the "double honor" an imperative for pay?
1 Timothy 5:17-18 states:
Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching. For the scripture says,
“Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the …
We belong, not because of what we did or did…
“While some might say that we should love the LGBT sinner but hate the sin, some are saying things even more subtle than that…
How were scrolls sealed in the time of Revelation?
In Revelation 5:1, John introduces a scroll with seven seals:
Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals.
The Lamb is found worthy to open the scroll, and…
Who is Hebrews 2:10 referring to?
Hebrews 2:10 NASB
For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings.
Is the “Him” here referring to the Fathe…