There are 5 descriptions of the early church that can be distilled from the early chapters of Acts. God’s new ekklesia (church), besides being the community of the forgiven, is also: the community of the outpoured Spirit, the blessed citizens of the eschatological City of God, the Heavenly Zion, living Read more…
Paul Trask continues making his way through Galatians by looking at a section of the text from 3:26 to 4:7, spanning a chapter break. Before looking at the content of this section, Paul spends some time looking at modern editorial features of our current Bibles, providing a historical context Chapter Read more…
In today’s program, Paul Trask continues moving through his study of Galatians chapter 3 verses 15 through 18, and then verses 19 through 20. Through scripture, logic, legal principles and experience, the Apostle Paul now proceeds to debunk 2 Jewish presuppositions (thanks to scholar Richard Longenecker for the following phraseology). Read more…