Selected Reading, September 26, 2020

 

Three suggestions for your weekend reading.

Good News

Rightly Regarding Our Sin
It seems nobody wants to use any of the “s” words anymore. In this short post, Burk Parsons explains why we should.

Christian History

Was the Divinity of Jesus a Late Invention of the Council of Nicea?
The answer, of course, is no. In this piece, Michael Kruger looks at two examples from Paul’s writings that show that the highest of Christologies was present in our earliest Christian sources. Paul viewed Jesus as “the one God of Israel, the pre-existent creator of the universe.” And “what is particularly noteworthy about both of these passages is that scholars have argued that each of them reflect even earlier Christian tradition that significantly predates Paul’s own letters.”

Bible Study

Why We Should Be More Familiar with OT Sacrifices
As we work through the New Testament book of Hebrews in the Bible study I’m attending, I’ve realized how important it is to understand the Old Testament sacrificial system. It all makes me want to study Leviticus.