Jesus’‘parable’of the sheep and the goats in Matt 25.31–46 is very well known and widely misinterpreted. It forms one part of the extended teaching about ‘the end’distinctive to Matthew (compared with Mark and Luke). It is most commonly interpreted as an injunction to help the poor;most Christians (in the West at [...] This is a question I quite often get asked in relation to conversations with Jehovah’s Witnesses and the New World Translation (NWT). The NWT translates the end of John 1.1 as ‘the Word as a god’in order to avoid the identification of Jesus with the God of the Old Testament,and avoid seeing Jesus [...] Where do you get your sense of personal security? What defines who you are? What gives you a secure sense of identity? For most of us,it will involve a range of factors—our occupation (often important for men),relationships (often important for women),our achievements,perhaps our appearance. For much of the time,we can [...] I am a member of the Church of England Evangelical Council,and yesterday we had a meeting at Lambeth Palace. We were there to hear from the Archbishop of Canterbury,and to ask him questions,in the end both about what he had said and about wider concerns for evangelicals in the Church. Rowan’s address,[...] | ||
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