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The vineyard is used in the OT to represent Israel as a whole e.g. In Luke's gospel we read that the Jewish religious leaders perceived that the parable was spoken against them (and not the people?). The immediate context was that they had interrupted Jesus teaching in the temple to ask him a...

... and why aren't they standing? Prompted by the last two thread titles: How would an 82 year old Biden govern as president? Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity

A powerful message that I think is worth listening to even if you disagree with some or all of it. I think it is quite reasonable for Christians in the West Bank to fear that they may be in the firing line as this news story shows: https://abcdbethlehem.org/abcd-news/media-2023 ABCD=Action...

There were huge demonstrations against the Iraq War. The political class doubled down. No WMD were found and ISIS was enabled. The protesters i.e. the people were vindicated. This article about a smaller scale issue illustrates how this works. The political class double down against the...

Why is CF pandering to Halloween - not exactly a Christian festival in its current form is it!

It's apparent that what is happening in Israel/Palestine attracts far more attention than what recently happened in the Armenian enclave Nagorno-Karabakh where almost the entire Armenian population were forced to flee their homes in the enclave. Yet Armenia is the oldest Christian country and...

It's clear from the Bible that the deist view of God is not supported in the Bible. God not only started the universe off but continually sustains the universe e.g. The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For in Him all things were created, things in heaven...

I've just read an old book review article about a book on Aaron Burr, an interesting US political character from the 18th/19th century. Apparently before the 12th amendment you would have president Biden and vice president Trump etc. Is that correct? Obviously the process leading up to the vote...

I recently read The Making of a Man of God by Alan Redpath which is a series of homilies drawn from the life of David. Now to be fair, Redpath says in his introduction that the Bible doesn't flatter its heroes, and he does make frequent reference to the life of the much greater Son of David i.e...

When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs. 21Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.d” 22Then He said to the disciples, “The time is...

11While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee. 12As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers.a They stood at a distance 13and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show...

In a Wimbledon women's tennis singles match between Krejcikova and Watson today, Krejcikova called for a medical timeout just as Watson was serving to stay in the match. Now, if there is bleeding that has to be dealt with - especially on a hard court. But there was no apparent issue and no...

Johnson: "all guidance was followed completely", also "no rules were broken" Is this a party? or this? Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ Parliament and faced suspension for 90 days, damning report finds Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ Parliament and faced suspension for 90 days...

KJV: Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: ESV: he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire NIV: He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. So some not insignificant differences. At issue here is that one Hebrew word used here can be...

Note I don't want this to be a political thread but an informational thread. In the UK we hear quite a lot about the "religious right" or the "Christian right" and the archetypal figure of this being Pat Robertson. But is there a Christian left or a Christian centre in the US? Note I don't want...

The beast in me Is caged by frail and fragile bars Restless by day And by night rants and rages at the stars God help the beast in me The beast in me Has to learn to live with pain And how to shelter from the rain And in the twinkling of an eye Might have to be restrained God help the beast in...

In another thread regarding 1 Tim 3:2 someone has written in response to me that I must say this feels like post-truth Christianity to me or am I behind the times of modern Christian teaching?

Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3I tell you, no! But unless you...

My post has been prompted by a thread in the non-discussion forum, Requests for Christian Advice. The thread question was posed by jameshjr and PloverWing replied, included this statement: "There appear to have been reasons for Paul to advise Timothy's church to have married men as elders in...

In the gospels we're told that the miracles of Jesus manifested his glory and encouraged faith in his followers. That is the miracles (healing etc.) were not just to meet the immediate need but had a theological purpose. I think the same could be said for many (if not all) of the miracles in the...