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Why don't we rebaptize?
People frequently wonder whether they should be rebaptized. Usually, it's for one of two reasons. Either they were baptized as an infant, and they ask if they should be baptized as part of their profession of faith. Or they were baptized before they got serious about following Jesus and, having later committed to serious discipleship, wonder if they should rebatized. In this video, I talk through the issues with Dr. Jonathan Powers (Asbury Seminary). We cover: WHY pastors sho
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Philippians and the Question of Humility (A Social Identity Approach)
The call to humility is one of the hallmarks of Paul's letter to the Philippians. But the counter-intuitive nature of that call is often...
Matt O'Reilly
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New RBL review of Paul and the Resurrected Body
Reviews are starting to come in for Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice (SBL Press). In particular, Chris...
Matt O'Reilly
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Paul and the Cultivation of Multi-Ethnic Churches
Paul's hope for future bodily resurrection functions to cultivate a shared identity among the recipients that is ethnically inclusive.
Matt O'Reilly
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Severed from Christ: Falling Away in 1 Corinthians 6
Can Christians lose their salvation? Here's why 1 Corinthians 6 indicates that they can.
Matt O'Reilly
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