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‘And God Saw Their Deeds’: Biblical Repentance in Action (and Less So in Feeling)
The modern tendency toward inwardness makes it more difficult to grasp the substance of biblical repentance, which does insist upon actions.
Part of the Repentance and Reconciliation in Scripture series
‘I Am Who I Am’? The Real Meaning of God’s Name in Exodus
The Hebrews, languishing under the whips of their oppressors, did not need to know simply that God exists. They needed to know that he was present with them.
What Is the Real Threat to American Church Unity—and What Does Unity Look Like?
In case you haven’t heard it yet today, the Church in America is breaking apart. Or so say an increasing…
Part of the American Religion vs. the Bible series
5 Things to Consider When Reading Biblical Law, Part III
How does God use law to reason with Israel, and why can’t individuals be ethical all on their own? This is the final part of this series.
Part of the 5 Things to Consider When Reading Biblical Law series
5 Things to Consider When Reading Biblical Law, Part II
Besides the uniqueness of Hebrew law, we must remain aware of our own legal assumptions and the narratized form of biblical law.
Part of the 5 Things to Consider When Reading Biblical Law series
5 Things to Consider When Reading Biblical Law, Part I
How do we know what is legal and what is not today? For example, how do we personally know that…
Part of the 5 Things to Consider When Reading Biblical Law series
Top 10 Most-Read TBM Articles of 2021
The most popular articles in The Biblical Mind addressed hefty topics, including gender in Scripture, laws on rape and slavery,…
The Psalms Give a Voice to Workers Laboring in a Fallen World
The psalms not only describe, but they also demand a two-way dialogue between work and worship—between the street and the sanctuary.
Matt Chandler Used ‘Deconstruction’ in a Way I Don’t Like—and That’s OK
Debating the meaning of faith “deconstruction” distracts from the substantive issues facing the church.
Jesus Was Probably Born in a Relative’s House, Not an Inn
The Christ child was not born in a stable alone with the animals but in a small house crowded with people—the kinds of people he came to save.
