CBE Workshop Presenter: Dave Unander, Ph.D.
Should the term “race” be used to differentiate one human being from another? No, we all belong to one race – the human race. The idea that there are three or four races of humanity is a relatively new one in history, and not an established fact.
Did you […]
A Dr. Craig Keener workshop.
Submission is a full concept explained in Ephesians 5 and 6. Be filled with the Spirit (Eph 5:18). Praise God (Eph 5:19-20). Submitting to each other included the following categories of people: Wives and husbands (Eph 5:22-23); children and fathers (Eph 6:1-4); Slaves and slaveholders (Eph 6:5-9).
Romans […]
A Dr. Craig Keener workshop.
Ephesians 6:5 says, “Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.”
Was Paul pro-slavery? Many writers in the 1800s said yes, but his principles oppose it. What slavery was back in the ancient world was not what it […]
In a presentation by Craig Keener, we were reminded to be transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2) and by being living sacrifices. Is that an oxymoron or what? Can we really love God so much that nothing else matters?
Without God our spiritual efforts will not succeed. Do not assume […]
Hope College’s Witness organization issues a glossy color brochure called, “Twelve Scriptural Examples of Women in Leadership.” Since the egalitarian model of Christian leadership depends on the overall historical sweep of scripture, particularly the obvious calling of women by God in both Old and New Testaments, this brochure is particularly welcome and helpful. Here are […]
The Today’s New International Version of Romans 16:7 reads, “Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.” Junia is a female name. But look at this: the New International Version reads, “Greet Andronicus and Junias, […]