Extract 7: Beware the Axe Murderer Interpretation
source We come next to the vexing problem of telling the truth to the axe murderer. The axeman knocks at our…
Read MoreExtract: Jesus the Liberator
Jesus, the Liberator – the view from the Gospels source Naming Jesus “the Liberator” is practically synonymous with naming him “Saviour,”…
Read MoreJesus as Liberator Luke 10:25-37
Luke 10:25-37New International Version (NIV) The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up…
Read MoreJesus as Liberator Mark 5:24-34
Mark 5:24-34New International Version (NIV) 24 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman…
Read MoreJesus as Moral Teacher Luke 15:11-32
Luke 15:11-32New International Version (NIV) The Parable of the Lost Son 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons….
Read MoreJesus as Moral Teacher Matthew 5:17-41
Matthew 5:17-41New International Version (NIV) The Fulfillment of the Law 17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law…
Read MoreJesus as Son of God John 9:1-41
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind 9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him,…
Read MoreJesus as Son of God Mark 6: 47-52
Mark 6:47-52New International Version (NIV) 47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone…
Read MoreActivity: Restored and Unrestored painting for Imago Dei
Calvin suggests that no part of the divine beauty is unnaffected by the stain and corruption of sin. Compare these two…
Read MoreExtract: John Calvin on The Image of God
John Calvin on the image of God (Commentary on Genesis) Since the image of God had been destroyed in us by…
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