Jesus and the Future by Andreas Kӧstenberger and Alexander Stewart A few years ago, my family and I (Andreas) had the opportunity to visit several well-known churches in southern California on consecutive Sundays. We were intrigued to find that in virtually all those churches, pastors were preaching sermon series on the book of Revelation and… Read More
The Importance of Virtue
The Importance of Virtue In my previous post, I talked about the priority we should put on mentoring, just as Jesus and the apostle Paul did. But by itself, a commitment to mentoring is incomplete. Such a commitment needs to be undergirded and supplemented by attention being given to the importance of pursuing a series… Read More
The Priority of Mentoring
The Priority of Mentoring Paul planted churches and preached the gospel worldwide—but perhaps the most important thing he did was mentor men like Timothy and Titus. Following Paul’s martyrdom, these men would be able to continue his ministry. Just like Jesus had a group of followers—the Twelve—so Paul had the “Pauline circle”—men like Luke, Mark,… Read More
A Theology of the Letters to Timothy & Titus: Place in the Canon
Place in the Canon We’ve come to the final post in a series in which, after an introduction, I have presented six major themes in Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus: (1) mission, (2) teaching, (3) salvation and God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, (4) the church, (5) the Christian life, and (6) the last… Read More
A Theology of the Letters to Timothy & Titus: The Last Days
The Last Days Conventional wisdom in Pastorals scholarship has it that by the time these letters were written (most likely by a follower of Paul after his death, many contend), the hope of an imminent return of Christ had faded. Instead, it is argued, the author has settled for a state of affairs in which… Read More