Month: April 2015
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“How beautiful are the feet of those who evangelise” – it’s about Paul’s Gentile mission after all (Romans 10:14-18)
I used to think that Romans 10:14-18 was about the (mostly failed) Christian mission to Jews. I was wrong. After closely reading this text, I now think it’s about Paul’s mission to Gentiles.
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Justification by Faith Only: the doctrine on which the church falls or stands?
Without the doctrine of justification by faith only we neither know the fullness of who Jesus is or who we are. How can the church stand without either?
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Why learn biblical Hebrew?
Learning Hebrew takes organisation, discipline and effort. Is the hard work is worth it? Why learn Hebrew in the first place anyway?
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Speech not works (Romans 10:8-10)
In my book, I argue that the mention of the “mouth” alongside the “heart” is a key to Paul’s argument about the nature of salvation.
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Preaching sermons and leading congregations: what’s the connection? (Exploring some implications)
Paper, audio and video of a conference paper exploring further questions relating to my essay, “Preachers and Leaders”
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Publication notice: The Seed, the Many and the One in Galatians 3:16
This essay offers a fresh interpretation of Galatians 3:16, by paying close attention to features of the source text on which it is based: Genesis 17.
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Jesus Christ and the Revolution of Calling
Lecture 3 in the UNSW Campus Bible Study Easter Lecture Series 2015: “Jesus Christ and the Revolution of Identity” You are what you do? What do you do? That’s a question people often ask you when they meet you for the first time, isn’t it? They want to get to know you, what makes you tick,…
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Jesus Christ and the Revolution of Security (Romans 2:17-29)
Paul’s letter to the Romans bears witness to a revolution that has occurred in his source of Jewish identity and security. It is a security revolution that has come about through Paul’s encounter with and knowledge of Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ and the Revolution of Destiny
The Apostle Paul’s letters bear witness to the fact that his identity and his destiny had been revolutionised by his encounter with Jesus Christ.
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His shame, my shame
Something always strikes me when I come to read the written accounts of Jesus’ final hours before his death. The Gospels do not dwell on the physical suffering in any kind of gory detail. Rather, what comes to the fore in these accounts, again and again, is Jesus’ shame and humiliation.