by admin | Jun 9, 2026 | Antichrist, Section Seven
I’ve been working slowly through older essays, upgrading footnotes and hyperlinks, making sure tables or links to tables are up-to-date. I discovered an unpublished addition to these essays. It wasn’t published earlier, I assume, because it doesn’t...
by admin | Mar 22, 2026 | Explorations, Section Seven
I want to continue hearing with faith1 the truth of the Gospel in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians (Ephesians 3:1-6 ESV). For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—assuming that2 you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace...
by admin | Mar 8, 2026 | Balaam, Balak and the 24,000, Section Seven
This is a continuation of my review of the Lord’s patience with the 24,000 killed by Moses, Phineas and the judges or tribes of Israel after joining themselves to Baal of Peor. At Marah He taught them to trust Him and his word more than their own experience or...
by admin | Feb 25, 2026 | Justice and Mercy, Section Seven
This is a continuation of “a fuller consideration” of “Matthew’s and the Holy Spirit’s word choices”1 in Matthew 12:18-21. It became apparent in another essay that Behold, my servant whom I have chosen2 wasn’t a quotation from Isaiah 42:1 exclusively: Behold my...
by admin | Nov 23, 2025 | 3 John, Christ-Centered Preaching, Section Seven
This is a continuation of my notes on 3 John for the preaching class I’m taking. John wrote (3 John 1:11 ESV): Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good (τὸ ἀγαθόν). Whoever does good1 is from God (ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν); whoever does evil has not seen God. I...