by Rob Coyle | Jul 10, 2019 | Bible, Uncategorized
Leviticus 20:1-2The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Say further to the people of Israel: Any of the people of Israel, or of the aliens who reside in Israel, who give any of their offspring to Molech shall be put to death; the people of the land shall stone them to...
by Rob Coyle | Jun 5, 2019 | Bible, Uncategorized
The thing about following Jesus is that, if you are paying attention, you will see that he is full of surprises. He is constantly misbehaving, bending rules and generally doing things as he sees fit. Sabbath Flexing You don’t have to read very far into the...
by Rob Coyle | May 2, 2019 | Bible, Uncategorized
I was once asked a question regarding the Lord’s Supper. The question was in regards to what the church’s (churches of Christ) rules or guidelines were in regards to who can and cannot partake. The congregation I am a part of has never, in my time here,...
by Rob Coyle | Apr 18, 2019 | Bible, Uncategorized
If we believe, as Paul did, that all Scripture is God-breathed, then the very way we read our Bibles and understand our sacred texts should be shaped by the text itself. I am not here speaking about “context, context, CONTEXT!!!”. The more I read my Bible,...
by Rob Coyle | Apr 3, 2019 | Bible, Uncategorized
When I was younger, I never really questioned this verse. After all, my translation didn’t get as literal as the LEB in describing exactly what ancient people thought when they heard this verse. The version I grew up with said “firmament”. Later on,...
by Rob Coyle | Feb 21, 2019 | Bible, Uncategorized
Let’s face it. When Genesis was written, the authors knew nothing of what we call “modern science”. “The Big Bang”…they’d never heard of it (nor did God have them secretly imbed this into the text without their knowledge,...
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