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Weak is the new strong

ByJonathan Petts

Weak is the new strong I’ve heard a few phrases with ‘is the new’ inserted into them. It’s used to say something is the new fashion or has replaced something else. Fish is the new meat, hair is the new hat, brown is the new black, in this office, jeans and a t-shirt are the…

D&J050 : Maximise your daily bible reading! : Understanding the cultural background of the bible

D&J050 : Maximise your daily bible reading! : Understanding the cultural background of the bible

ByBCC Admin

In our daily bible reading, some knowledge of the cultural background will enrich our understanding of any passage, although the text as it stands is still God’s all sufficient word to us. References in this episode: Jewish attitudes to Gentiles and Samaritans Colossians 2:15 – Triumph; see also Just a Taste of Heaven (David Petts),…

Prayers of the Righteous Part 7 – Colossians 1

ByBCC Admin

Paul & Timothy’s Prayer for the Colossians Background Writing from prison in Rome, Paul had probably never visited Colossae but felt the need to write to them in order to combat false teachings which had infiltrated the Colossian church. Ideas were coming into the church from paganism, Judaism, and Greek philosophy. The heresy that was…

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