It’s one of those “tough” Old Testament passages. Abraham and Sarah (Abram and Sarai at the time) force their Egyptian slave girl to be the surrogate mother of their son. Abram was probably 85 years old at the time (Gen 16:16). And so, a barren mother in desperation gives her helpless slave girl to anContinue reading “Does the Bible condone patriarchal abuse?”
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Reading Scripture Like a Novel: Plot, Part 3
Most Christians today will associate the original promise of victory over the serpent by the woman’s offspring (Gen. 3:15) with the death and resurrection of Jesus. However, it’s easy to see in the New Testament that Satan is still active in the world (e.g. 1 Pet. 5:8) after Jesus ascended. While Christ was victorious, HeContinue reading “Reading Scripture Like a Novel: Plot, Part 3”
Epic Gospel 