Tag Archives: kingdom of heaven

Maybe the early Christians were right after all

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Tim Archer

Excellent discussion yesterday. I’m always hoping for a little push back. That helps me sharpen my thinking and test my ideas. I want to try and further explore yesterday’s topics, based on some of the discussion: There are real limitations … Continue reading →

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The church: God’s answer to tribalism

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Tim Archer

I don’t think it’s easy for us to understand the barrier that existed between Jew and Gentile in the first century. Not so much in terms of social interaction (although that definitely existed), but especially in terms of religion. It … Continue reading →

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Tribalism or Christianity

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Tim Archer

Tribalism was a problem in New Testament times. Although the universality of the gospel seems obvious to us, it took the early Christians years to realize that the message of salvation wasn’t just for Jews. Then they shared it with … Continue reading →

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Tribalism and God’s nation

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Tim Archer

I don’t want to stray too far away from the topic of our Christian nation. I want to talk, though, about the concept of tribalism. It refers to the way that we define “us” and “them.” Every society has a … Continue reading →

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To kill Christian enemies

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Tim Archer

Since yesterday’s case study was so much fun, I thought I’d expand on it. Let’s imagine that we are in the midst of a new civil war here in the United States, like what I described yesterday. A Christian soldier … Continue reading →

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