Four Branches – October 2021

Jump to: Exegetical Systematic Historical Practical Exegetical Theology:  Historical Gaps - What is the allusion? Because the holy writers had background knowledge and life experiences in common with their first audiences, they could make quick ...

“A Happy Ending” Daniel 12:1-4

Profound truth: “It’s incredibly valuable for you that Daniel 12 comes after Daniel 1-11.” Perhaps you’re thinking, “It is?!” It is! Daniel 10-11 contains an amazing prophecy, in which God allows Daniel to see, sometimes ...

Preach the Word – September/October 2021

The Gospels: The Center of the Gospel The gospel is the good news that God forgives sins and saves sinners. This is good news because without this news the news is bad: God condemns sin ...

Four Branches – September 2021

Jump to: ExegeticalSystematicHistoricalPractical Exegetical Theology: Historical Gaps – Where is the surprise? Our historical-grammatical hermeneutic requires bridging gaps. Studying the original language bridges the grammatical gap.  Over the next months, we will look at examples ...

Mark 8:27-35

“Get behind me, Satan!” (Mark 8:33) Can you imagine how Peter would have felt when Jesus directed those words at him? Wow! If I’d been Peter, I would have wanted to crawl under a rock! ...