Reading Time: 15 minutes1 John opens as a pastoral homily whose exordium (1:1–4) anchors assurance in apostolic eyewitness testimony to Christ, as preserved in Scripture, and in shared fellowship. This instalment follows the first movement (1:5–2:17), where the thesis “God is Light” exposes self-deception, directs confession, and culminates in Christ’s righteous advocacy and hilasmos. Walking in the light yields cleansing and communion. Keeping his commandments and his word discloses genuine knowledge of God. Love of the brother manifests life shared with the Father and the Son. Read 1 John as theology that governs ethics. Truth received becomes truth practised, and joy matures where the word abides and obedience reflects the walk of Jesus. Continue Reading 1 John. Part 1: Truth, Lies, and Life in the Light
Exodus Reframed: Theological Parallels of Moses & Paul
Reading Time: 29 minutesMoses and Paul emerge in Scripture as twin heralds who encapsulate one covenant drama in two successive acts. Each is summoned by an overwhelming theophany—Sinai’s burning bush and Damascus’ blinding light—then commissioned to liberate a captive people and to mediate divine instruction that forges communal identity. Their ministries converge around the Exodus motif: Moses leads Israel from Pharaoh’s bondage to Canaan, while Paul proclaims a universal exodus in which Jew and Gentile are freed from sin and gathered into a Spirit-indwelt temple, already anticipating the eschatological inheritance. Read together, their trajectories disclose a single redemptive logic in which geography expands into new creation and Torah is internalised by the Spirit, inviting contemporary believers to locate their own pilgrimage within this grand narrative of deliverance, covenant, and hope.
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Distinguishing Typology and Allegory: Short
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis article explores the critical distinction between typology and allegory in biblical interpretation. Drawing on Scripture and the scholarship of Brent E. Parker, it clarifies their differing literary forms, historical grounding, and theological functions. Preserving this distinction safeguards both the literal sense and theological richness of the biblical text. Continue Reading Distinguishing Typology and Allegory: Short
The Desert: Theological Short
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe desert, within biblical theology, is not mere geography but a crucible of spiritual formation. A liminal space where divine fidelity confronts human frailty. From Israel’s wilderness journey to Pauline imagery of civic estrangement, the desert emerges as an allegorical topos of covenantal testing. This reflection reconsiders the wilderness as the sacred terrain of transformation, where scarcity yields to sacrament and emptiness becomes the site of divine encounter.
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Faith and “Works of the Law”
Reading Time: 21 minutesCan a single Greek sentence dismantle every performance-based approach to God? Galatians 2:16—Paul’s architectonic (i.e., structural, load-bearing) declaration—draws an unwavering line between dikaiōsis (δικαίωσις, “justification”) dia pisteōs Iēsou Christou (“through faith in Jesus Christ”) and every attempt at righteousness ex ergōn nomou (“from works of the law”). This article traces how that fulcrum sentence generates four paired oppositions—faith/law, Spirit/flesh, freedom/slavery, blessing/curse—and how Paul’s classical rhetoric turns theology into persuasion. Recovering the antithesis not only clarifies the apostle’s gospel but also exposes modern “works of the law” in preaching and discipleship. Continue Reading Faith and “Works of the Law”
The Judeo-Christian Tradition Challenged
Reading Time: 19 minutesIn his profound essay, The Myth of the Judeo-Christian Tradition, Arthur A. Cohen challenges the idea that Judaism and Christianity share a harmonious theological inheritance. Instead, Cohen persuasively argues that what is termed the “Judeo-Christian tradition” is not a genuine theological unity but an ideological construct, born from shared cultural threats rather than doctrinal coherence. His critique rightly identifies historical abuses committed under the guise of faith and cautions against sentimentalizing deep theological divergences between Judaism and Christianity. Continue Reading The Judeo-Christian Tradition Challenged
The Cross and the Two Humanities
Reading Time: 8 minutesUnderstanding the cross is not the result of unaided rational insight, but of a mind renewed by divine agency. The natural faculties of reasoning are insufficient to perceive spiritual truths unless first reoriented by the Spirit. This has profound implications for the role of logical reasoning in soteriology. Since salvation entails an ontological rebirth rather than a rational assent; the capacity to apprehend the gospel lies beyond the limits of natural reasoning. Continue Reading The Cross and the Two Humanities
The Gospel of John: Screenwriter’s Edit
Reading Time: 45 minutesThroughout the Gospel, Johannine scenes are composed with the precision of a visual dramaturgy: each setting, gesture, and dialogue strand is weighted with theological subtext. Light and darkness, water and wine, bread and flesh; these motifs function as recurring visual anchors, that translate abstract Christological claims into concrete imagery. The Evangelist thus crafts an immersive narrative architecture that communicates doctrine by evoking sight, sound, and symbol rather than discursive exposition. Continue Reading The Gospel of John: Screenwriter’s Edit
Our Dystopian Inheritance
Reading Time: 15 minutesIn a world marked by pervasive indifference, modern society breeds madness, disillusionment, and loneliness as we become entangled in counterfeit norms and shallow values. Yet amid this dystopian inheritance, the gospel offers profound solace; a beacon of truth and hope that cuts through the prevailing nihilism to restore genuine meaning and community. Continue Reading Our Dystopian Inheritance
The Messiah Rejected
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn 1 Corinthians 1:23, Paul declares Christ crucified a “stumbling block” and “foolishness”; a tension that persists today.
This post serves as an introduction to “Scandal and Folly”, a series examining eight modern perspectives that challenge Christ’s teachings, from secular humanism to ethical naturalism. Drawing on the Church Fathers, the series explores ongoing debates on divine authority, moral absolutes, and redemptive love, highlighting the Gospel’s enduring relevance in a sceptical world.
By engaging with these challenges, the transformative power of faith is brought into sharper focus. Continue Reading The Messiah Rejected