“Religion is the greatest source of evil in the world. More wars have been fought and more blood have been shed in the name of God than for any other cause.”
(many skeptics, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, et al)
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Many years ago, I visited the office of a prominent umbrella church group and saw on one of the walls that now-famous popular quotation from Mahatma Gandhi: “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth leaves the …
In our previous interpretation tidbits we looked at temptation in 1 Cor. 10:13 and appealed to James 1. Knowing some Greek can provide even more insight. So let’s look at the Greek words behind ‘temptation’, ‘tempted’.
13 “No temptation [Greek: …
As I promised in our last tidbit let’s explore some ideas from James 1:13-15. I am not saying that James implies these ideas nor that I am strictly interpreting the text of James so let’s just say these are ideas …
Our last tidbit on 1 Cor. 10:13 highlighted a power that restrains in every temptation. The passage also suggests that in temptation there is a providence that rescues. Here is the crucial section of the passage that suggests this: …
We focus on a reality that all Christians have to face and which most dread – temptation. Our text is 1 Corinthians 10:13:
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will …