How Did Jesus ‘Learn Obedience’ and ‘Become Perfect’?
John Piper If Jesus grew spiritually (Luke 2:52), spiritual growth in its essence must be marked by something other than ‘sinning less.’ What is the essence (or perhaps ‘goal’) of spiritual growth that sin-less Jesus was moving toward?”
What Does Paul Mean by ‘Baptism for the Dead’?
Dan Doriani Near the middle of his great reflection on the resurrection, the apostle Paul pauses to ask his readers: “What do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf” (1 Cor. 15:29)? The phrase “baptism for the dead” is so obscure and perplexing, the meaning so uncertain...
Moses, Maximus, and a Bloody Valentine
Mark Gignilliat Karl Barth claims the most difficult parts of Scripture have better and more important things to say than the best of our theological constructions. I wonder if he really meant it...