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“You want me to go Where”: Sidebar
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by Tremper Longman III
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"I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one… As you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world" (Jn. 17:15, 18, NLT).Jesus' words must have startled His disciples. They were a marked reversal of what they had been taught about relating to the surrounding culture. Throughout the Old
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—Issue #122
March/April 2001
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Seven Keys To Understanding Scripture
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by Tremper Longman III
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Everyone who reads the Bible interprets the text. Unfortunately, however, the Bible is not always easy to understand. Even when the text seems straightforward, we may feel uncertain that our interpretation is right. All of us want to treat the Word of God with the respect it deserves, and we certainly don't want to read into it things that are not
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—Issue #89
September/October 1995
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How To Read The Psalms
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by Tremper Longman III
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Christians love to read the psalms and rightly so. But while Psalms may be the most popular book of the Bible, the psalms are often misunderstood and misinterpreted. Many of us choose a few favorites and ignore other psalms that strike us as bizarre or even cruel. Yet all the psalms were written for our benefit. To understand and appreciate the whole
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—Issue #99
May/June 1997
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