In the second installment of our newest article category, “Perplexing Passages,” we address three topics: the odd idea that David was an illegitimate son; the perpetual virginity of Mary, which even some of the Reformers maintained; and a succinct theology of the Jews, which is crucial to understand in today’s…
The words of our text were addressed to the seven churches in Asia, who were the original recipients of the book of Revelation (1:11). They state a glorious paradox: Christ was both a root and an offspring. But how can such a thing be? Scriptures for Study: What encouragement does…
Here is a 3,000 year-old tale everyone knows very well, even those who know nothing about the Bible (though some wrongly consider it a fable). It is most often read as a children’s story or presented as a flannel-graph (or updated iPad) lesson. While everyone knows the story, however, what…
