Tag: universalism
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Reflecting on Romans 10 5-17
What is the hope that Paul presents in this text – and are there any limits to it? We might wonder about this as we are studying Romans 10:5-17 for Sunday, August 1. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might ask ourselves, or want to discuss in class: In…
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Studying Romans 10 5-17
What is at stake for Paul, and for us, in Romans 10:5-17, the text we are studying for Sunday, August 1? In line with the summer’s overarching theme of “confident hope,” we could say it’s Paul’s hope for the salvation of Israel, which is the explicit concern of Romans 9-11. But upon reflection, we could…
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Sixth Sunday of Easter
[A sermon mostly on Jonah 3, and a little on Revelation 7:9-17, for the Sixth Sunday of Easter.] The people of Nineveh – and to a lesser extent, the animals of Nineveh – are really the main characters of this reading, even though it comes from the book of Jonah and Jonah does play a…
Matters of Interpretation 