Who were the opponents in 1 John?
I've just taken delivery of the commentary on 1-3 John by Colin Kruse, published in the Pillar series by IVP.
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The importance of obedience in the Christian life
Smalley, commenting on 1 John 2:3, is very helpful on the place of obedience in the Christian life.
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Eve as "helper" for Adam
Genesis 2:18 describes God making Eve as a "helper" (
This particular word occurs 19 times in the Old Testament, and it pays to notice carefully what it does and does not mean elsewhere.
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The tree of knowledge of good and evil
What was the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and why was it a sin to eat its fruit?
Bruce Waltke is very helpful, on page 86 of his Genesis commentary:
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What kind of account is Genesis 2?
One of the values of having a blog, is it gives me somewhere to put notes that will almost certainly not make it into the next sermon, but may interest some people. "If you're interested, for further reading,..."
Here's Bruce Waltke on Genesis 2:
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Structure of Matthew 6
Does the Lord's Prayer give the structure of Matthew chapter 6?
The Lord's Prayer contains
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Praying to the Triune God
I'm enjoying thinking about the Lord's prayer and the slightly wider context of Matthew 6:7-15 ready for this coming Sunday's services.
In the Lord's prayer we are told who we address (our Father in heaven), then three petitions for matters related to God (his name, his kingdom and his will) and then three petitions related to our own needs.
A clean break from the church and the world
John Stott speaks with his characteristic clarity as he speaks on Matthew 6:1-18:
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Not to be served but to serve
I'd noticed that yesterday and today I was getting a lot of search engine originated hits on this website to a previous sermon I preached on Mark 10:35-45.
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Forgive us our sins
In Matthew 18:21-35, Jesus told a parable to illustrate the principle that we should forgive others. The perspective we need is how much God has forgiven us.
So how big is God's gift of forgiveness to us, then?
The man who was forgiven by the king in verse 24 was in debt to the tune of 10,000 talents.
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