by admin | Jun 12, 2012 | Paul's Religious Mind, Section Two
Jesus said, Do not judge (κρίνετε, a form of κρίνω) so that you will not be judged (κριθῆτε, another form of κρίνω). For by the standard (κρίματι, a form of κρίμα) you judge (κρίνετε,a form of κρίνω) you will be judged (κριθήσεσθε, another form of κρίνω), and the...
by admin | Jun 11, 2012 | What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
I have made a reasonably strong case that I should just shut up about the Bible. But I’m not going to do that. Measurements made from or to relative coordinates aren’t completely useless if one knows the position and velocity of those coordinates relative to one’s...
by admin | Jun 10, 2012 | Section Two
Do not judge (κρίνετε, a form of κρίνω) so that you will not be judged (κριθῆτε, another form of κρίνω),1 Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount. Coupled with the next statement—For by the standard (κρίματι, a form of κρίμα) you judge (κρίνετε, a form of κρίνω) you...
by admin | Jun 9, 2012 | Jesus' Artifacts, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?
I’m not saying one word against the truth of the Bible, even its universal absolute truth. Believers, however, rarely argue among themselves that the Bible in all its context is the universal absolute truth. The arguments are over someone’s understanding of some...
by admin | Jun 8, 2012 | Section One, Sexual Immorality
Athens and Corinth1 are the only locales around the Mediterranean where contemporary historians recognize idolatrous worship (including its drunken sexual practices) being carried out more or less openly in the first century. Trusting the Bible and experimenting with...