This article is posted as a 2-part series. You can find Part 2 here. The phrases “Root of Jesse” and “Root of David” in Scripture are often misunderstood to refer to the Messiah as a descendant of David and his father Jesse. However, a closer look reveals that the...
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we demonstrated that the phrases “Root of Jesse” and “Root of David” are best understood as referring to Jesus as Jesse and David’s source or origin. Moreover, we showed how Jesus being the “Root” of Jesse and David connects to, yet...
Earlier this year I received a request from YouVersion (a.k.a. https://www.bible.com/) to support their “Bible for Everyone” campaign by email (if you are on their email list you should have received it as well).email to author, Jul 27, 2022, 5:08 AM “What if the...
Ten years ago, Biblical Missiology led a petition asking Wycliffe Bible Translators, SIL International, and Frontiers to stop replacing or removing the terms “Father” and “Son of God” from Bible translations. The petition came only after years of efforts to address...
If you are wondering what connection baseball has to do with this website, I am sure that you are not alone. On July 5, I was watching the New York Yankees play against the Pittsburgh Pirates, hoping to see the Yankees mount another comeback win, which unfortunately...
I am thrilled to call your attention to an invaluable resource for all Christians who care about the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20) – open access to digitized copies of every issue of The Missionary Review of the World (a.k.a. The Review) available at...
The Quran is a book of the utmost importance and influence in the world today. It is the foundational text of Islam, and through the Islamic sharia it shapes legal systems, politics, ethics, cultures, and worship for a quarter of the world’s population. The intriguing...
Introduction Christians have interacted both with Muslim persons and the religion of Islam for fourteen centuries. Yet, those interactions have largely increased in the past half century. If the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran did not bring the religion of Islam to...
This article originally appeared in the Liberty University Journal of Statesmanship and Public Policy, and has been reprinted here with permission. Abstract Millions of people derive income from the sex industry in Thailand. Some claims estimate that the sex industry...
This article was originally published on SAT7.org, under the title "Looking to Iran for God's Hope for Afghanistan." It has been reposted here with the author's permission. As the world witnesses the tragic events in Afghanistan, one thing is clear: they will...
This response article originally appeared on the website of the Jenkins Center for the Christian Understanding of Islam, and has been reprinted here with the author's permission. Click here to download this article in PDF format. The Quran refers to...
This essay originally appeared on The Gospel Coalition. It is reposted here with permission from the author. DEFINITION The mission of the church is the task given by God for the people of God to accomplish in the world. SUMMARY After defining the terminology this...
A man once spent twenty minutes and twenty seconds of his life one day looking at two different emails. The first email was from a local store that shared all of its weekly deals. He studied it in detail, not only hoping to find a great offer, but also to see what was...
Reprinted by permission of the Asia Mission Association. Originally published April 2020 in the journal, Asian Mission Advance. INTRODUCTION If one were to scan the globe in order to evaluate the health of world missions, there would no doubt be many good...
By C.J. Moore Calvinism. Unfortunately, that word—a sour one to many—has been misunderstood and mischaracterized for far too long and by far too many people. The term, itself, is ratherloaded with various meanings, some even saying that Calvinism—because of its...
By Seth Vitrano-Wilson Many Christians have heard of the debate going on in Bible translation circles between “literal” (also known as “word-for-word” or “formal equivalent”) and “dynamic equivalent” (also known as “thought-for-thought” or “meaning-based”)...
By Matthew Bennett Read Part 1 here. In particular, this essay's attention is focused on the purportedly shared character of Jesus. As one publication puts the matter, "Among the major world religions, Islam is the only non-Christian faith that recognizes the person...
By Matthew Bennett The Qur'an endorses and reveres Jesus, providing Christian missionaries with communicative traction as they can lean into a shared Messiah. Or does it? This article compares the qur'anic Jesus ('Isa) and the biblical Jesus (Yasua') in order to...
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