Tag: Mark Roberts
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Why Business Matters to God
Mark D. Roberts: Why Business Matters to God This past weekend, Laity Lodge hosted a retreat on the topic: Christians in the Marketplace: What would it Look Like if God Was Running the Show? Our speakers were Tod Bolsinger, Senior Pastor of San Clemente Presbyterian Church in California and Jeff Van Duzer, Dean of the…
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Mark Roberts on Work
Mark D. Roberts: Work and God . . . Oops! The Times Gets It Very Wrong "… So, Kreider’s assertion that God invented work as punishment reveals a double problem. His understanding of God and his understand of work are lacking. If he had done a bit of homework, actually reading Genesis 1-3, Kreider would…
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Have Scholars Discovered the Oldest Manuscript of the New Testament?
Mark D. Roberts: Have Scholars Discovered the Oldest Manuscript of the New Testament? Yes, according to Dr. Daniel Wallace. He has recently revealed what he believes to be a manuscript of the Gospel of Mark that comes from the first century A.D. Wallace is a professor of New Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary and the…
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Mark Roberts on The Chief End of Humanity
Mark D. Roberts: Creation, Contentment, and Work … Human beings are not simply to sit on a beach and enjoy the beauty of creation. Nor are they simply to sit in a cathedral and enjoy the beauty of God. Rather, they are to be actively involved in creation and cathedral, being fruitful, multiplying, and exercising…
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When is the Kingdom of God Coming? Then? Now? Neither? Both?
Mark D. Roberts: When is the Kingdom of God Coming? Then? Now? Neither? Both? … In two recent posts, I cited examples of Jesus’ speaking of the kingdom of God as either future or present. In a few instances, however, he indicated that the kingdom has both present and future dimensions. Take this parable for…
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When is the Kingdom of God Coming? In the Future?
Mark D. Roberts: When is the Kingdom of God Coming? In the Future? In my previous posts in this series (May 16, May 19), I considered the question: Where is the kingdom of God? I showed that in the teaching of Jesus, the kingdom of God is not just in heaven or in our hearts,…
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Where is the Kingdom of God? Is It Heaven?
Mark D. Roberts: Where is the Kingdom of God? Is It Heaven? … Part of our confusion comes from the fact that the Gospel of Matthew records Jesus as speaking about “the kingdom of heaven” rather than “the kingdom of God.” Where Mark 1:15 reads “the kingdom of God has come near,” Matthew 3:2 has…
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What Language Did Jesus Speak? Why Does It Matter? An Introduction
Mark D. Roberts: What Language Did Jesus Speak? Why Does It Matter? An Introduction … The fact that Jesus did not speak English serves as a reminder to those of us who do that we need to work hard if we wish to understand the original meaning of Jesus' teachings. Now, you don't have to…