• Home
  • Author Bio
  • The Book
  • Excerpt
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Order Now

Monthly Archives: November 2019

19 Nov

Speaking truth to power

Dr. Bill Rudd Blog 0 0

My morning Bible reading brought me to Matthew 14 where John the Baptizer confronted King Herod, the immoral despot who, had divorced his wife in order to marry his brother’s wife. John’s truth to power was, “It is not lawful for you to have her” (Matthew 14:4). Herod might think and act like he was above the law, but he was not above God’s law. The response of the autocrat was unsurprising. His modus operandi  was to eliminate anyone who…..

Read more

07 Nov

How to interpret “hard things” in the Old Testament

Dr. Bill Rudd Blog 2 0

Jesus frequently faced off with the Pharisees about how to understand and apply the Old Testament law. In Matthew 12 they accused Him of endorsing law-breaking when His disciples, on the Sabbath, picked and ate heads of grain. Jesus reminded them of two OT illustrations of apparent law-breaking which obviously were not: the priests’ Temple service on the Sabbath and David and company when they ate the consecrated bread. Jesus’ stunning claim to be “the Lord of the Sabbath” and…..

Read more

Recent Posts

  • IN THIS TIME OF TRAGIC DIVISION AND DISAGREEMENT
  • Speaking truth to power
  • How to interpret “hard things” in the Old Testament
  • What did Jesus mean?
  • Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing

Recent Comments

  • Cheryl Coldiron on Has gender bias in Bible translation hidden the truth?
  • Dr. Bill Rudd on How to interpret “hard things” in the Old Testament
  • Mark Wiggin on How to interpret “hard things” in the Old Testament
  • Dr. Bill Rudd on How to pray in times of trouble
  • Lois on How to pray in times of trouble

Archives

  • January 2020
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018

Categories

  • Blog


  • Home
  • Author Bio
  • The Book
  • Excerpt
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Order Now

Copyright © 2018. Dr. Bill Rudd. All rights reserved.
 
Cleantalk Pixel