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How does biblical narrative depict the exploitation of power?

March 9, 2021March 8, 2021 by Ian Paul

James Bejon writes: Below is an anonymised version of a biblical narrative. I suspect it’ll soon ring a bell. It came to pass in the days of Israel’s kings, after an important battle between Israel and Syria, that a little-known Israelite acquired an important ‘possession’. That possession was very dear to him. He valued and … Continue Reading

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Is being saved about entering a ‘wide open space’?

August 7, 2019August 5, 2019 by Ian Paul

I have often heard it said that when God delivers us, he leads us from a sense of being trapped, hemmed in and confined to a sense of being in a ‘wide open space.’ I think I have probably said this myself in a talk or sermon on more than one occasion. I remember, many … Continue Reading

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Is salvation a ‘wide open space’?

August 2, 2016 by Ian Paul

I have often heard it said that when God delivers us, he leads us from a sense of being trapped, hemmed in and confined to a sense of being in a ‘wide open space.’ I think I have probably said this myself in a talk or sermon on more than one occasion. I remember, many … Continue Reading

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Ian Paul: theologian, author, speaker, academic consultant. Adjunct Professor, Fuller Theological Seminary; Associate Minister, St Nic's, Nottingham; Managing Editor, Grove Books; member of General Synod. Mac user; chocoholic. Tweets at @psephizo

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