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His kingdom in a violent world (Matthew 5:43-48)
Open Matthew 5:43-48. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus paints a picture of the earth restored under God’s government. Earthly governments have always relied on violence to conquer each other and build kingdoms. (See Why war?) Israel’s prophets envisaged a day when the Messiah would sort out their enemies...
Allen Browne,
Vines, Fig Trees, and the Problem of War
The combined image of the “vine and fig tree” appears several times in the Old Testament. The following are some the passages where vine and fig tree appear together: “During Solomon’s lifeti…
Claude F. Mariottini,
Micah and the False Prophets – Part 3
The present post is the third study on the book of Micah. The two previous studies on this series are as follow: The Book of the Prophet Micah – Part 1 The Book of the Prophet Micah – Part 2 During…
Claude F. Mariottini,
Defending the Bible: The Date of Joel
In a previous post, I discussed the efforts of some Christians to defend the Bible by trying to explain some of the difficult passages found in the Biblical text. One of the issues raised by my pos…
Claude F. Mariottini,

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