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How Should We Interpret the Bible?

Have you ever considered how we should interpret the Bible? What steps or principles should guide our approach to interpreting the word of God? We may not have developed a full-fledged approach to interpreting the Bible, but we can at least admit that interpreting the word of God is something…

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Footwashing: Jesus Serves His Disciples

It’s amazing to me that with everything going on during Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem, he still took time to humbly wash his disciples’ feet. Though footwashing was common in the ancient world, there was no precedence for someone of Jesus’ stature to perform such an act of humble service.…

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Look Inside: New Studies in Biblical Theology

Every now and then you come across a series of books and know immediately that you’ll be a lifelong fan. That’s exactly how we feel about the New Studies in Biblical Theology Collection (NSBT). This collection of books is built on the desire for Christians to better understand their Bibles…

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How is the Church One?

When we as Christians affirm the unity of the Church, what is it that we’re affirming? Or when Jesus prays for those who will believe in him through the preaching of the apostles “that they may all be one” (Jn. 17:21). How should we understand this oneness, a oneness shared…

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The Passover and Exodus

The central redemptive act of our covenant-keeping God in the Old Testament is the Passover and Exodus. Through these two separate but hardly unrelated events, God redeemed his people and judged their enemies. He gained glory over Pharoah, his army, and all the Egyptians so that they knew he is…

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The Fruit of a Changed Life

Jesus taught his disciples that the true condition of people’s hearts is made evident by their words and actions. He says in several places, “by their fruit you will recognize them . . . every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit. A good tree…

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Impossible With Man but Not with God

“Sell everything you have.” The words from the one he addressed as “good teacher” hit him hard, a blow to his heartfelt desire to possess yet one more thing – eternal life. Jesus said that he’d have to give everything up, everything that gave his life significance, meaning, importance, and…

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What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

As the voice crying in the wilderness, John the Baptist began his ministry by calling his people to repentance. His people demonstrated this repentance by baptism, which was probably something like a ceremonial cleansing. But the teaching of John the Baptist pointed toward another baptism, to the coming one who…

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Lessons from Ecclesiastes

I’m sure we’ve all had those moments when we’ve questioned the seeming vanity of life under the sun. It could be the endless pursuit of ever-fleeting satisfaction. Or the mind-numbing monotony of repetitious work. If we’re being honest, I think we can say that the source of this sense of…

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How Is Jesus the Unique Son of God?

The opening verses of Hebrews contain some remarkable truths about Jesus, the unique Son of God. In fact, there are eight life-transforming truths we can learn about Jesus in these verses. Let’s see how these are unpacked in the Hebrews volume of the Bible Speaks Today commentary series. The Majestic…

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