Tag: sin
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Luke 7 37-48
We are studying Luke 7:37-48 for Sunday, October 27. This is Luke’s version of the story of the anointing woman. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to consider as we explore this text: In v37, Luke identifies the woman as “a sinner.” Otherwise, all we know […]
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Heinous Abuse of the Term Ministry
The headline: “California ministry forced homeless to work, stole their benefits, officials say.” The story continues: “Church leaders arrested Tuesday are accused of holding homeless people in locked group homes and forcing them to panhandle up to nine hours a day.” The link is here. The full article is even worse. That is not ministry. […]
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Fourth Sunday of Easter
The class after worship had agreed to consider the topic of sin this morning. What is it? What do Christians believe about it? That kind of thing. As providence would have it, our pastor had the task of leading the discussion. He thought it would be a good idea to look at Genesis 1 – […]
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Notes on Genesis 3 (Part 1)
The text we are studying for Sunday, September 30 is Genesis 3:8-17 & 22-24, the part of the dire chapter 3 that follows the stomach-churning moment when the humans suddenly realize that they have made a really really bad mistake. I say “stomach-churning” because I have once or twice in my life had the sudden […]
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Pre-Rant on Genesis 3
The text we are studying for Sunday, September 30 is Genesis 3:8-17 & 22-24, the part of the longer story in chapter 3 about the first human disobedience that details its consequences. Yes, it would be easier just to say “the story of the first human sin.” And I generally even agree that the story […]
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Christian Doctrine (11)
More summary notes on Christian Doctrine1 – Chapter 11, “Why Don’t You Just Be Yourself? The Doctrine of Sin”: Sin is paradoxical for human beings. It is “unnatural” in the sense that it runs contrary to created human nature “in the image of God,” which means “(1) life received from and lived for God in […]
Matters of Interpretation 