We continue by exmaining Paul’s view of judgement: The first generation of Christians thought that Jesus return and thus God’s judgement was close. The questions the Thessalonians asked Paul that he answered in 1Thessalonians 4 that we already studied shows it (but many other passages reveal it too). But as years and decades rolled by, Read More …
God’s judgement in the Old Testament
I entitled this section « Testing or formality », because it is a good way to express the paradoxical (we could also says dialectical) view of judgement in the Bible. The way our reference book talks about jugement, seems to be conflictual. But when we analyze how to reconcile the different views that are expressed by biblical Read More …
Introduction: get the berean-attitude
The role of a church teacher is not to tell his audience what to think or believe, but rather to help her (and all the members individually) to think about, to meditate on, and to understand the content of the faith. Of course, the teacher will use what he himself believes and practices in his Read More …