Matt is the Lead Pastor of Wellspring Church in Madison, Mississippi.
Introduction Isaiah 52:13-53:12 is one of the most thoroughly treated texts of Old Testament studies. The text has received heightened consideration because it represents a unique Old Testament passage that speaks of a (seemingly) messianic figure...
Walter H. Rose summarizes well in in stating that the Old Testament understands the Messiah to be “a future royal figure sent by God who will bring salvation to God’s people and the world and establish a kingdom characterized by features like peace...
In Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature, David M. Carr explores the ancient world of education and textuality as it was shaped by an orally dominant culture. Inspiring Carr’s exploration is the recognition that...
C.S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity, reflects on Jesus’s incarnation with this: Did you ever think, when you were a child, what fun it would be if your toys could come to life? Well suppose you could really have brought them to life. Imagine turning a...
One of the more substantial works that casts tremendous light on adjusting our interpretive focus for OT understanding in light of orality in Ancient Near Eastern culture is Susan Niditch’s Oral World and Written Word: Ancient Israelite Literature...
John Wesley’s doctrine of Christian Perfection is most-times misunderstood by its opponents. John Wesley never taught that Christians should be sinless or could achieve sinlessness in this life. John Wesley believed that sinless Christian...
I recently studied the story of the tower of Babel in Genesis 11:1-9. It is a memorable story due to its marking the start of multiple languages on the face of the earth (which is a bit anachronistic in light of the genealogies and details in Gen...
Living in Haiti has helped me better understand the disparity that exists between literate cultures and oral cultures. “Oral cultures” signifies (1) cultures in which most individuals cannot read or write, (2) cultures in which most individuals can...
I was facilitating English tutoring on Friday and the students asked my input on the economic situation of Haiti. Trying to get at the heart of their question, I asked, “You want to know why I think Haiti suffers with poverty?” “Yes.” They answered...
Christological heresies seem to be unending. People seem to have more problems in dealing with the nature of the person of Jesus Christ more than most other Christian doctrines. Is Jesus God? Is Jesus human? Is he both? If he is both God and man...
