Word Studies: Why Did He Do That? – The Temptation and Baptism of Jesus – According to Luke

It was great just recently spending time as a community considering the account in Luke’s gospel of when Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness and was tempted by the devil (Luke 4:1-13). We wondered what God might be saying to us today through these words, as we reflected on the parts of the passage…

Word Studies: Introduction Part 3 – The New Testament: Radically New Writings

The New Testament is a Jewish text, written mostly by Jews, whose worldview and truth claims were almost entirely framed by their understanding of God’s revelation to their ancestors. It was written at a time when there were many conflicting ‘worldviews’, all claiming to be ‘truth’ and most willing to disregard, those who believed something different. In this, there are many parallels with our world today.

Word Studies: Introduction Part 2 – God’s Word Reveals Who God Is

The Bible is the written result of God’s revelation of himself – it reveals who he is, what he is like, and how people have responded. Most people know that the Bible is divided into two sections. The first part called the Old Testament, starts with a description of how the world came to be…