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Jesus is Not Color Blind

July 9, 2016July 11, 2016 B.J. MaxwellBiblical Meditations, Christian Life, Current Events, Revelation, The Gospel, Theology

White cops, Dead black men. Black snipers, Dead white cops. White, black, brown, or olive, Cain by any other name is still Cain (Gen 4.1-8). A spear. Brother-killer. The antithesis of God’s son (1 Jn 3.11-12). The spirit of antichrist that is already in the world (1 Jn 4.3). Most white cops don’t shoot black men. Most black men don’t snipe cops. Nevertheless, we exchanged God’s world of […]

Jesus Makes Nothing out of Something (and That Means Everything)

February 7, 2015February 9, 2015 B.J. MaxwellBiblical Meditations, Christian Life, Church Life, Galatians, The Gospel, Theology

Paul wrote Galatians to confront and combat the attempted Judaization of the church. Such was arguably the backdrop behind many of the New Testament letters. Intoxicated by the air of religious supremacy, Jews sought to enslave (Paul’s word for it) Gentiles under the burdensome yoke of Torah (cf. 4.7, 25; 5.1). Anyone wanting to be part of Yahweh’s people (i.e. Abraham’s people) had to come under the authority of Torah. And […]