Gospel Living

We have here every instance of “gospel” in the New Testament; that is, below is each verse containing εὐαγγέλιον ( euangelion —noun) and εὐαγγελίζω ( euangelizo— verb) —in T e c h n i c o l o r ! Matt 4:23—And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. Matt 9:35—And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. Matt 11:5—the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. Matt 24:14—And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Matt 26:13—Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole wor...

I'm a big believer in online buying; as a student, I've saved several hundred dollars in books going through internet sells. Well, we're looking to buy another car right now, so the wifey and I were browsing the wasteland.  On Craigslist, we came across a couple of ads that seemed to be too good to be true ( first red flag ).  These folks replied to my inquiries with a level of detail that an average person would likely  exclude ( second red flag ).  The vehicles were each out-of-state, and the sellers offered to pay for shipping ( third red flag ). Craigslist posts: How to recognize a vehicle scam attempt on CL: Shipping a vehicle to you  is suggested by seller eBay Motors   or another intermediary is specified by seller Payment by   Western Union   or a  money wire  is requested Price is unusually low   (fraction of blue book value) If you see these tell-tale signs, flag ad as "prohibited" and avoid Off...

Apologetics 315 found a series of lectures by one of my heroes: Wheaton Colleg e has an online archive of resources - which includes a large collection of lectures by the late   Francis Schaeffer . The list can be   found here  (or broader index here ), but here are a few that may be of apologetic interest: •   Christian Apologetics •   Christianity & Science •  Intellectual Proof & Faith •  Modern Man & Epistemology •  On the Problem of Evil & the God of Love part 1   |   2 •  The Inspiration of Scripture •  The Question of Apologetics •  Basic Philosophical Questions •   and lots more here...  

One of the most confusing areas for students of God's Word is how the NT writers read and apply OT citations.  Some have even wondered if the Holy Spirit moved them to reinterpret  certain passages, a sort of divine act of eminent domain. Dr. Micheal Vlach has entered into the blogosphere, kicking things off with discussion on this very topic .  Go ahead and subscribe to his feed to find out more on this subject as well as many others coming in the future that have made his   TheologicalStudies.org such a good resource for all of these years.

Why, whatever do you mean? (HT: Dan Phillips )

The name of this blog is " Pisteuo ," a Greek word that simply translates "I believe."  Well then, what should we believe?  Michael Horton explains: (HT: CRN )