by Joachim Rieck | 12 May 2025 | Articles
How do you think people in your town, city, or country would respond to a poll asking if God is angry at the world? Some might look at the suffering, injustice, and corruption around them and conclude that, if there is a God, he is either angry or, at the very least,...
by Doug Van Meter | 24 Apr 2025 | Articles
If you had to pick any church named in the New Testament and label it as a refreshing church, which would it be? Perhaps the church in Smyrna or Philadelphia? What about Philippi? Antioch? Any number of churches might come to mind, but would Corinth be among those?...
by Tsholo Kukuni | 31 Jan 2025 | Articles
In the practice of biblical exegesis, pastors, scholars, and laypeople alike often encounter challenging texts, which, if misunderstood, can lead to interpretative fallacies, even when there is a sincere desire to remain faithful to the truths of Scripture. The Bible,...
by Tsholo Kukuni | 30 Oct 2024 | Articles
Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. But if anyone loves God, he is known by God....
by Joachim Rieck | 14 Sep 2024 | Articles
Having previously established a theological foundation for a Christian understanding of rest, we must now ask how we should apply to doctrine to our daily living. We will do this by observing some implications of rest, noting some hindrances to rest, examining some...
by Joachim Rieck | 12 Sep 2024 | Articles
The doctrine of rest, or ceasing from work, is deeply embedded in the Bible, more deeply than we may believe at face value. Frankly, it is an overlooked theme in biblical theology, and therefore it rarely features in theological discussions, except when it comes to...
