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For our last blog of the Walk through the New Testament (2021), I wanted to return to the message of the prophets. So much of the book of Revelation highlights the fulfillment, in various ways, of prophecies concerning God’s promised future. This overview can help us have a deeper understanding of images and ideas thatContinue reading “The Minor Prophets”

Since we’re approaching the end of the New Testament, I thought I would write on the New Testament Story. We are at a vantage point now where we can look back on the New Testament storyline. After laying out what I consider to be the New Testament’s 10 Big Events, I will lay out thisContinue reading “The New Testament Story”

For this week’s blog, I wanted to continue to focus on the book of Revelation. In particular, what does it look like for Jesus’ followers to follow Jesus in this book? There are so many ways to go about answering this question. I have found it helpful to give attention to three titles of JesusContinue reading “Following Jesus in Revelation”

For this week’s blog, I wanted to connect the book of Revelation with the Big Story of Scripture. Also, it will be helpful for us as we read this book to understand the four main ways of interpreting it… THE BIG STORY When we come to the book of Revelation, we arrive at the closingContinue reading “Revelation in the Big Story”

The book of Revelation has mystified readers for centuries; how do I give helpful guidance on reading Revelation in 8 minutes?!  I have no idea, but let’s try. Revelation is almost certainly the most misunderstood and misinterpreted book in our Bible.  It’s confusing!  In part because it’s a form of literature we are just notContinue reading “The Revelation of Jesus Christ”

For this week’s blog, I wanted to hit on the mystery of the incarnation, since the letters of John dwell on this important theological teaching. We can summarize this teaching as “God came among us, as one of us, in order to save us.” I want to unpack a bit the theme of God asContinue reading “God as One of Us”

John calls himself “the disciple whom Jesus loved” six times in his gospel account, not because he was full of himself, but because he had a profound sense of Jesus’ love for him in spite of his lack of lovability.  John knew he was loved, and that is the best thing to know about yourself.Continue reading “1, 2, and 3 John”

We continue to make our way the General Letters. With 2 Peter, we encounter another New Testament letter that addresses false teaching. In fact, it is a major focal point of the letter. Let us read this letter to see how we the date and audience and situation and message all come together to beContinue reading “2 Peter – Defending Orthodoxy”

We’re going to consider some broad themes in 1 Peter, but before we do that, let’s consider Peter himself.  When Peter was introduced to Jesus of Nazareth, the first words Jesus said to Peter were startling.  Jesus said to him, “’You are Simon son of John.  You are to be called Cephas’ (which is translatedContinue reading “1 Peter”

As we continue through the General Letters of the New Testament, we now turn to the book of James in this week’s blog. You might recall that two major themes in all these books are faithfulness to Jesus amid persecution and dealing with false teachings. This first theme is especially important for understanding James. WisdomContinue reading “James”