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Body - Chapter 6 - The "me" that is "me"
Body - Chapter 6 - The "me" that is "me"
by SPCK - Paula Gooder
The “me” that is “me” It is high time that we return to an issue that has been lurking behind this book’s reflections now for some time. If the argument made so far is correct that Paul does not use the word ‘soul’ in the way that Plato did; that, in his writings, the word refers…
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 14 HISTORY AND THE FIRST CENTURY
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 14 HISTORY AND THE FIRST CENTURY
by SPCK - N T Wright
HISTORY AND THE FIRST CENTURY Historical knowledge, I suggested in chapter 2, is indeed a kind of knowledge. We need to make this point clearly, not least after the last chapter. In a good deal of modern literary criticism, as we have seen, there is so much emphasis on the text a…
How God Became King - 3c Jesus the Perfect Sacrifice
How God Became King - 3c Jesus the Perfect Sacrifice
by SPCK - N T Wright
Jesus the Perfect Sacrifice A fourth inadequate answer has tried to tie the first and the third together. The aim is still to get us to heaven, but Jesus is not just the moral exemplar – his perfect life means that he can be the perfect sacrifice…
How God Became King - 6 The Launching of God’s Renewed People
How God Became King - 6 The Launching of God’s Renewed People
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Launching of God’s Renewed People This brings us nicely to the third speaker in our sound system. Like the second one, this third one has often been turned up far too loud. This has meant both that the music it is quite properly trying to play has itself been distorted and th…
Mere Apologetics - 3 The Theological Basis of Apologetics
Mere Apologetics - 3 The Theological Basis of Apologetics
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
The Theological Basis of Apologetics Apologetics is not a set of techniques for winning people to Christ. It is not a set of argumentative templates designed to win debates. It is a willingness to work with God in helping people discover and turn to his glory…
Mere Apologetics - 5c The Philosophy of Science as a Resource for Apologetics
Mere Apologetics - 5c The Philosophy of Science as a Resource for Apologetics
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
The Philosophy of Science as a Resource for Apologetics In narrating the story of his conversion in Surprised by Joy, C. S. Lewis makes it clear he did not come to believe in God as the result of a deductive argument, but rather by reflection on his experience. This thought leads…
embodying mark - 4 Following the Shepherd
embodying mark - 4 Following the Shepherd
by SPCK - meda a a stamper
4 Following the Shepherd As in the last chapter, so also here Mark begins a story, interrupts it with another, and then comes round to the first story again. The passage we are exploring now follows on from Jesus’ sending of the disciples two by two in 6.7–13 to participate in hi…
glimpses of glory - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Year C
glimpses of glory - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Year C
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany O Lord our God, you created us out of love, you redeemed us by your love, you sustain us with your love. Let the glory of your love be seen in us, that we may reflect your presence and show forth your love in the world; through Jesus Christ your Son …
The Act of Prayer Year C - Second Sunday of Advent - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Second Sunday of Advent - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Second Sunday of Advent Year C Opening prayer This is Advent, the season of preparation. The shops are full of gifts that we might give or receive. Streets are decorated, and choirs begin the rounds of community centres and retirement homes with their seasonal offerings of carols…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C