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Jan 16, 2025 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Patrick Schreiner
I recently preached on Jesus’s most revolutionary ethical teaching––love your enemies (Matt. 5:44). It stands as a Mount Everest among ethical instructions that both Christians and non-Christians respect. Yet, because we have a certain modern definition of love, it is easy to misunderstand Jesus’s teaching. What did Jesus actually mean by enemy love and how do we integrate it with Old Testament texts that seem to contradict it?
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
crossway.org | Nancy Guthrie |Patrick Schreiner
Bibles Books Tracts Articles Donate Lead a Study of the Book of Acts with Confidence Using This Extensive Leader’s Guide
In the Saved book and video series, bestselling author Nancy Guthrie offers a friendly and theologically rich walk through the entire book of Acts.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
perspective-daily.de | Patrick Schreiner
Hans-Otto Kraus ist Wohnungsmanager der alten Schule, seit einigen Jahren im Unruhestand. Als studierter Architekt war er lange Technischer Geschäftsführer in verschiedenen kirchlichen und kommunalen Wohnungsunternehmen, zuletzt bei der GWG Städtische Wohnungsgesellschaft München. Noch heute kann er den Wohnungsbau nicht lassen – und baut eine kleine Wohnungsgenossenschaft mit auf.
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Jul 13, 2024 | 
crossway.org | Nancy Guthrie |Patrick Schreiner
The Purpose of Luke’s WritingIf you think about it, Acts is kind of a funny name for a book, isn’t it? It immediately raises the question, “Whose acts? What acts?” Of course, the fuller name we find in our English Bibles for this book is Acts of the Apostles. Luke, the author of this book, didn’t actually give it that title. It wasn’t until the third century that the early church gave it this designation. Why might they have given it that title?
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
crossway.org | Thomas Schreiner |Erika Allen |Patrick Schreiner |Robert Jones
Luke 2:14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!Psalm 29:11May the LORD give strength to his people! May the LORD bless his people with peace!Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Job 22:21Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you. John 16:33I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation.
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May 15, 2024 | 
freitag.de | Patrick Schreiner
Wende ohne Ende in der Politik – mit der FDP als Möchtegern-Klassenprimus: Olaf Scholz' „Zeitenwende“ will sie eine „Wirtschaftswende“ und eine „Haushaltswende“ folgen lassen. Was in Wirklichkeit „Sozialstaatswende“ bedeutet – und mithin Sozialabbau. Jüngstes Beispiel dafür ist das am 13. Mai veröffentlichte Papier „Fünf Punkte für eine generationengerechte Haushaltspolitik“.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
theaquilareport.com | Patrick Schreiner
There’s only one imperative in the transfiguration narrative. The voice from the heavens tells the disciples, “Listen to him” (Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35). As many have rightly pointed out, this alludes to something told to Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15: “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him” (CSB). The transfiguration account affirms a new prophet like Moses has arisen.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
crossway.org | Brian Vickers |Thomas Schreiner |Benjamin L. Merkle |Patrick Schreiner
This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Listen to the PassageRead the Passage42And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Patrick Schreiner |Brett McCracken |Daniel Hummel |Trevin Wax
Early Christians hammered out several statements about the identity of Jesus and affirmed we mustn’t merely say one thing about him but two things: Jesus is truly man and truly God. Even well-intentioned approaches can emphasize one of the truths and implicitly downplay the other. Advertise on TGCFor example, biblical theology helps us see Christ in the whole storyline of Scripture. Many characters from the Old Testament serve as types that help us understand the Messiah that was to come.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
christianitytoday.com | Patrick Schreiner
Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever lived. His image is everywhere. But what did the God-Man from Nazareth actually look like? We often imagine a particular "look" based on artistic renderings we've seen, but many of these designs are influenced by the artist's culture. And while we may be able to assume certain visual traits based on the time and culture in which Jesus lived, there is little explicit evidence for these assumptions.
