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Category: Kingdom of God

Is Social Justice the Point? A Re-examination of Matthew 25:31-46

Even as a relatively new Christian, there are numerous times that I have heard an impassioned exhortation from the pulpit to serve the “least of these” and by doing so to serve Christ, as it says in Matthew 25:31-46. I began taking my time to look at the text intentionally. What I discovered surprised me, and I began to ask the question — Is social justice the point behind the text? The conclusion that I have come to is: no.

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The Messiah in the Old Testament

The first clear reference to a Messianic King in the Old Testament comes from 1 Samuel 2. In the introduction to the Book of Samuel, Hannah prays for a son to come from her barren womb. God answers her prayer, and she sings a psalm of praise in response.

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Healing Ministry Interview with Mark Pearson

Fire in the Fireplace Divorcing Orthodoxy and Healing Does Your Church Need a Healing Ministry Desire Spiritual Gifts Knowing Your Spiritual Gifts Gifts of Healing Order Love Heals: A Biblical Theology of Healing Ministry from

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Jesus and the Fact of Seeming Fiction

The world in which we live every day is one filled with friction—problems, situations, and people that rub us the wrong way and tend to make life more difficult. The constant barrage of the day-to-day

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Seedbed - Seven Minute Seminary

Easter and the Resurrection

What is the resurrection and why does it matter for the Christian faith? Hear Dr. Ben Witherington share about its uniqueness and significance for every believer.

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May Your Kingdom Come. Really.

Consider these fourteen words from the Sermon on the Mount. “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Have these words lost meaning through over-familiarity? I suppose

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