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As we have discussed in class the incidence of prophecy in Scripture is only rarely specific prediction, such as what happens in Isaiah 2, and the vast majority of the time is more about a recognition/application of the past as a template for the future. Fulfillment doesn’t mean that someone said in exact words whatContinue reading “Daily Question: March 3, 2020”

I’ve never been the best with road trips. I get antsy and impatient, but I still know to never pester the driver, because they are doing all of the hard work and it’s for something good in the end. The wilderness generation didn’t seem to understand this, because they complained and complained and complained. AllContinue reading “Daily Question: February 20, 2020”

What is purity/impurity? The purity/impurity of an action, object, animal, or person is determined by its/their relation to the perceived order and perfection of the world around them and how they fit into it. Douglas says “if uncleanliness is matter out of place, we must approach it through order. Uncleanliness is that which must notContinue reading “Daily Question: February 18, 2020”

Who is God? My first response to this question would standardly be, “how the heck am I supposed to even start answering that question?” My whole life I have been taught that God is knowable and at the same time a mystery, and knowing  that, I am aware that I will never be eloquent enoughContinue reading “Daily Question: Feb. 11, 2020”

Honestly, the story of Joseph has always been one of my most favorite stories, within or without the Bible. I have read or watched different interpretations of it so many times, that I know its storyline much better than most TV shows or movies I have watched casually. That being said, having spent a lotContinue reading “Daily Question: February 6, 2020”

Jacob is certainly a much more complicated and “fleshed out” character than we have come to expect from Genesis. He has many different facets to his personality that go beyond the driving themes of obedience and simpleness that we have come to know his predecessors for. Certainly, he seems to walk a fine line betweenContinue reading “Daily Question: February 4, 2020”

What is religion? It seems like an incredibly familiar term, but when asked for a definition I (like many others) would struggle to find exact words and would instead resort to examples that I have been taught represent religion while growing up. I would probably resort to listing different faiths — Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, etc.Continue reading “Daily Question: January 30, 2020”

Agustine summarized in just a few words why faith is essential to human society by saying, “Nothing would remain stable in human society if we determined to believe only what can be held with absolute certainty.”  I have certainly come across people who look down on religious people as being weak minded because they allowContinue reading “Daily Question: January 28, 2020”

We established that the Original Sin of Adam and Eve by taking what could only be given was not only an act of disobedience, but also an act in which they tried to elevate their own status up to that of God and in doing so distanced themselves from him even further. This marks theContinue reading “Daily Question: January 21, 2020”