The Mission of God
God is a sending God. Sending people is what he does. Not only does God send people, he too is sent. When the world that he created went astray, rather …
God is a sending God. Sending people is what he does. Not only does God send people, he too is sent. When the world that he created went astray, rather …
The role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church is indispensable. Without the Holy Spirit, the Church has no breath, no life, no vitality. Without the Holy …
This is from my forthcoming book, Salvation in Fresh Perspective: Covenant, Cross, and Kingdom (Wipf and Stock, Fall 2015). We will see that the glory of God that descended on the Tabernacle in …
It is crucial that the church of Jesus remember its precise mission and calling when facing challenges of epic proportions. It is tempting, especially in times like these, for the …
The placement of Isaiah 6 is a tough nut to crack. Why is the call of the prophet not in chapter 1 but in chapter 6? The question is whether …
If the Exodus is a type of Cross, then the filling of the Tabernacle (Ex 40:34) is a type of Pentecost. God clearly didn’t bring Israel out of Egypt to …
The bodily resurrection of Jesus is not about the Christian notion of dying and going to heaven. Ben WItherington makes this point in his (great and highly recommended) little book, …
When God fulfills his World Renewal Plan through Jesus, his Son, he is not only setting up a government (Kingdom metaphor), but also creating a family. This, once again, means …
There is a crucial connection to be made between human behavior and human nature. Living beings behave according to their nature. If God prescribes a certain kind of human behavior it …
How can Paul possibly address the members of the church in Corinth as “saints”? As someone who embraces the Wesleyan-Holiness heritage I’ve always struggled with this. The Wesleyan-holiness heritage, which …