Posts from May 2015

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Iniquity, Transgression, and Sin

by Dan King

The prophets of old were men who reacted to Israel’s wrongdoing in a very straightforward manner. They did not mince words in dealing with their people’s transgressions against the law of the Lord. Whatever else may be said of them, and there is very much that might be said, they were men who called “a […]

To Open Their Eyes

by Dan King

When the Apostle Paul stood before Agrippa to make his case regarding his innocence from the charges leveled against him by his Jewish enemies at Jerusalem, he told once more the story of those signal events surrounding his conversion to Christ. It is a remarkable account, told briefly in his own words, with many fresh […]

“I Opposed Him To His Face”

by Dan King

It is difficult for me to imagine how Paul must have felt the day he was forced to confront the Apostle Peter over his inconsistency in dealing with Gentiles in the church. He held Cephas (his Jewish name) in the highest esteem. Like others, he saw him as somewhat of a spiritual hero. He had […]