Paul’s Rebuke: Divisions and the Lord’s Supper in Corinth

November 21, 2024 By Don Myers

The Corinthian Problem: Divisions Between Two Classes Seeking to allay a specific & un-Christlike practice in the Corinthian church when writing from Ephesus on his 3rd Missionary Journey, Paul pinpoints the overarching problem by writing, “When you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you” (v. 18). To properly interpret the inspired words of this biblical context through exegesis (lifting the text’s meaning), Christians must focus on the specific reason for the dangerous threat of... Read more

Δικαιοσύνη, for Heaven’s Sake

August 26, 2024 By Don Myers

WHAT’S THAT YOU SAY?! “Δικαιοσύνη!? Speak plain, man!” That was as plain as the noses on the faces of the First Century Roman man or woman ranging from common man digging a ditch; the slave under the whip of his master; and to the prince with a golden spoon in his mouth in the Imperial Palace—all speaking and understanding the universal language of the Roman world—the Koine Greek language. WAIT! ROMANS WERE NOT GREEK! In the overarching sovereignty of God... Read more

Fact-Checking Jesus: Can Luke’s Gospel Withstand Scrutiny?

July 31, 2024 By Don Myers

Imagine, for a moment, Theophilus (a high ranking Roman official) getting home from the office one evening and asking his wife if anything interesting had happened that day. What if she had said, “Well, you received a package through the mail from your doctor friend, Luke.” Theophilus opens the package and discovers the Gospel of Luke and/or the Book of Acts. After supper, the couple sits by a fire, and Theophilus reads through the document aloud and within earshot of... Read more

Atheists: Foolish Geniuses

June 22, 2024 By Don Myers

“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” (Psalm 14:1). Notice carefully, God did not say, “The fool KNOWS in his heart,” but that, “The fool SAYS in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” While many claim atheism, God declares that such intellectuals clearly see, understand, and know there is an eternal, all-powerful, and supreme being that exists (Romans 1:19-23). How do atheists KNOW undeniably that there is a God? God answers, “For since the creation of the world... Read more