Tyndale continued to face tremendous opposition from his homeland. It came in the form of voluminous writing against him by Sir Thomas More, and also through Cardinal Thomas Wolsley’s act of declaring him a heretic in 1529.
Honor True Widows: 1 Timothy 5:3–16 with Implications for the Church’s Social…
The passage points to the universal responsibility for believers to provide help, with a widow only to be enrolled if she had cared for the afflicted and “devoted herself to every good work.” This assumes that believers are all to be engaged in serving others—it is simply something Christians do.
3 CommentsUse Your Greek and Hebrew!
Too many pastors let their language skills go. This article is my plea to pastors to get those skills back.
5 CommentsTheology and the Power of Music (Part 1)
Music is so important to God’s people that the largest book in the Bible is a songbook, not only meant to help them worship in song, but also given by God through His Spirit to shape their thinking and guide their emotions.
DiscussTyndale at 500: Part 3 – The White Horse Inn
Historians’ best guess is that William Tyndale was born in 1494—11 years after Martin Luther—making him a mere 42 years old when he was martyred on Oct. 6, 1536.
2 CommentsThe Paralysis of the Fear of Man
The Bible has a lot to say about our fear of man, giving numerous examples of people (both believers and unbelievers) who at times were driven by this fear.
DiscussWhy Creation Matters, Part 14: General Epistles
Two of these epistles are by Peter, and one of those contains the only substantial reference to Creation theology in this section of the Bible. That’s in 2 Peter 3.
DiscussCourageous Waiting
In Psalm 27, David presents a dramatically different perspective on waiting. I call it “courageous waiting.” Let’s consider David’s mindset in these two verses.
DiscussCDH Addresses Issues Surrounding Israel, Antisemitism
The 19th Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics met at Friends of Israel’s New Jersey headquarters, presenting 18 papers on Israel, war, and antisemitism, plus a rabbi panel.
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