kal va-chomer

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“I tell you, something greater than the Temple is here.” Matthew 12:6 ESV Something greater – In footnote to a discussion of this event, Marc Turnage makes an incredible important observation. It’s worth citing in full: Many interpreters of Matthew 12:6 assume that, when Jesus spoke about “something greater than the temple,” He referred to…

The Politics of Jesus

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.  Matthew 18:4  NASB Humbles – The Kingdom is for children.    We are quick to acknowledge that we need the humility and attitude of a child in order to enter into the Kingdom.  But too often we fail to read…