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is on page 215 of 393
Book is ok, but some takes are just meh:
"Since Gentiles become part of end-time Israel through faith alone, his message is obviously a stumbling block to a Jewish audience, which could be the reason for his imprisonment."(214)
Oh boy...this is just reformation concerns being read back into the text.
Preaching the resurrection of a crucified Messiah who is Lord and not Caesar may be a revolutionary concern?
— Feb 10, 2026 09:08AM
"Since Gentiles become part of end-time Israel through faith alone, his message is obviously a stumbling block to a Jewish audience, which could be the reason for his imprisonment."(214)
Oh boy...this is just reformation concerns being read back into the text.
Preaching the resurrection of a crucified Messiah who is Lord and not Caesar may be a revolutionary concern?
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Ryan Barkley
is on page 237 of 393
"The only thing that could protect the Thessalonians from deception in Paul's time & believers in our own time is to remember vigilantly the Word of God. This is evident from recalling that Paul says this is what they should "remember" (2 Thess 2:6) and "stand firm" in and "hold to" (2 Thess 2:16)..."
Yet: 2 Thess 2:15 stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter
— Feb 12, 2026 11:16AM
Yet: 2 Thess 2:15 stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter
