Theology That Bites Back
Introduction: We all have a very natural tendency to become evangelists for things we love. This applies obviously to evangelism in the gospel, but we also tend to become very “evangelical” about anything we care deeply about. This can apply to a great restaurant you found, a hot band you discovered, a wonderful book you …
Introduction One of the most natural and valuable affections that we find in the created order is the affection that parents have for their children. It is good and right and noble. God compares ...
Introduction: We have already noted that egalitarianism is a problem in conservative Christian circles, particularly when it comes to the realities of meritocracy that athletic competition forces us ...
Introduction: One of the things we have wanted to do in our community is to figure out how to be “a Bible people” in all the details as we live together in the modern world. This entails learning how to think in biblical categories, and how to apply biblical principles to modern situations. And as …
Introduction: We have arrived at the conclusion of this gripping story, and we are now in a position to take from it the central lesson. That lesson has to do with the driving force of Haman’s malice, and how Mordecai’s leadership prevented the Jews from falling into the same trap as did Haman. The Text: …
Introduction We are now on the verge of battle. The battle is not yet joined, but it is about to be. What was going to be an official slaughter, a purge, an extermination, a genocide, with the full ...
Introduction: And so Esther has set a very delicate trap, and we come now to the point where the trap is sprung. She had planted in the king’s mind the suspicion that Haman was up to no good, after something, possibly including her. She had planted unreasonable security in Haman’s mind, which was perhaps why …
A devotional at ACCS In this short devotional, I would like to draw some edification out of an apparent contradiction in Scripture. It is only apparent, not truly a contradiction, but there is certainly ...
Introduction: Sermon Video As we have noted, Esther is displaying a high level of courage, coupled with a shrewd understanding of the two men she is dealing with. One of them is her husband, the ...
Introduction: Sermon Video In this passage, we can see the envy and conceit of Haman on full display, as well as the shrewdness of Esther on full display. She knows how treacherous the terrain ...
