THE Bible is the only and final authority on matters it talks about. You may have read this in the tenets, creed or constitution of your ministry or denomination. The Bible has to be interpreted ...

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While preaching from an Old Testament book, make ready to deal with John’s Gospel. Here good commentaries abound. I prefer Westcott, either the one based on Greek, or the one on English. After a ...

Paul exhorts the Philippians in 1:27 to “conduct yourselves in a way worthy of the gospel of Christ.” This exhortation comes after Paul reflects on his absence from the community and his imprisonment, ...

Before I came to Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, I attended a church mostly of immigrants from India. During one of our fellowship meals, a friend of mine approached me and asked me to pray for ...