From the monthly archives: February 2008

Children of the Kingdom

On February 25, 2008 By

Having spent two weeks looking at Jesus’ view of marriage, we turn our attention to Jesus’ view of children. Understanding these is essential to renewing the family as a structure uniquely designed to prepare a people for the Lord. In Matthew 19:13-15 we’ll look at parents’ desire to bless their children, the problem with our [...]

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Marriage and Divorce: Part II

On February 19, 2008 By

In part II we look more specifically at the question of divorce and find, in typical Jesus fashion, that we often start from the wrong set of assumptions. Jesus brings us back to the picture of marriage in order for the question of divorce to make sense, and in the end leaves us with hope [...]

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Repairing the Ruins of Lost Purity (and a note on singleness)

On February 18, 2008 By

(This article is a follow-up to the recent two-part series on Marriage and Divorce.) In typical Jesus fashion, Jesus raises the bar on the requirement for purity in marriage as he sheds light on an Old Testament passage from the book of Deuteronomy. The passage seems to allow for a man to divorce his wife [...]

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Marriage and Divorce: Part I

On February 10, 2008 By

At the heart of Jesus’ teaching on divorce is this: Marriage is about becoming one.

Now, we can all imagine what that means. It’s a neat, catchy phrase; seems like something we can hang our hat on. But what does it really mean? Sometimes the best way to understand what something is, is by [...]

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Who do we say that Jesus is?

On February 3, 2008 By

There are many different ideas floating around about who Jesus is. And if you were to construct a view of Jesus based on the way most of us lived we would find even more ideas. Jesus asked the question to his disciples: “who do people say that I am?” and then made it more personal [...]

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