Sunday, March 29, 2020

Antithesis and the Rich Young Ruler (Matthew 19.21)


The debates over the Rich Young Ruler passage often focus on a perceived soteriological dilemma, the fact that Christ seems to suggest that salvation could be attained by deed, in this case the keeping of commandments completed or perfected in the liquidation of assets followed by large-scale charitable giving.

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Antithesis in Matthew 19: Eunuchs for the Kingdom


Continuing an examination of verses pertaining to worldliness, antithesis and the Dominionist confusion regarding these topics, we come to Matthew 19 and the reference to eunuchs for the Kingdom.