Anchor Bible College

Anchor Bible College is a private Bible college providing personal, discipleship-oriented Bible training to students in Southeast MI.

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In my newly published article in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society @etsjets, I offer a fresh contribution to Lukan Christology by examining how Luke’s recurring theme of “today” illuminates the mission and identity of the Son of Man: https://t.co/I9utYIlM8g

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Check out our latest video looking at the connection between the Jewish Festival of Sukkot, American Thanksgiving and how Jesus ties them together!
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Take a quick look at the beautiful story of redemption through the provocative book of Hosea in our latest video!
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Did God change between the Old and New Testament?
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Where are Ozzy Osbourne, Hulk Hogan, and John MacArthur now?
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Check out our latest video on the veneration of Mary!
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Checkout our latest video: Was Cain possessed by a demon? Where we explore the connection between the Hebrew rōbēṣ and the Akkadian rabisu.
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On Resurrection Sunday, we remember that Christ rose from the dead as the first fruits of the new creation. We look forward to the day when everything will be restored! We also look forward to our hope beyond the grave!

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Check out our latest video taking an interesting look at Ps 49!

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On Palm Sunday, we remember when Jesus rode into Jerusalem to the sound of "Hosanna!" which is a plea for rescue: "save us now!"

It is a good reminder for us today that we must call to the Savior of all people, the one who is coming again to restore all things.

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Check out our most watched video to date! Did the Jews expect two Messiahs?
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Check out our latest video taking an interesting look at Ps 49!

https://t.co/lEKRWyZn7z

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Check out our most watched video to date! Did the Jews expect two Messiahs?
https://t.co/88f8hcNPAB

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Check out our latest video! Did God send the serpent to tempt Adam and Eve?
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The Bible does not leave us without hope. Unlike Adam, Jesus did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself. His perfect obedience to God's Word can take the place of our rebellion and we can be brought back into a covenant relationship with God.

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Adam fails. Though he is right there with his wife, he allows her to succumb to the serpent's cunning and he follows her into rebellion. In their desire to become like God, they lose the right to be in his presence.

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How did the serpent get into the garden?

This question raises a lot of deep questions about the nature of God and his interaction with his creatures.

Let's first look at some interesting OT examples before diving into a more broad explanation: 🧵

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If that is true, then it seems reasonable to recognize the Lord's sovereign control in allowing the serpent into the garden. If Yahweh is then allowing it, is this a test for Adam? Will he obey the Word of the Lord?

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If Hosea is referring to the first man, then we can understand the interaction between Adam and God in Gen 2-3 as happening within a covenant relationship.

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This is where the prophet Hosea comes in. The prophet says of Israel that "like Adam they transgressed the covenant." Though many scholars today take this to refer to a place Adam where a covenant was broken, others like McComiskey take it to be referring to the first man.

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All of this testing happens within the context of a covenant relationship. Why does this matter in Genesis? It is very fair to point out that there is no mention of a covenant between God and our primordial ancestor in Genesis. What gives?

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We see a similar testing of the children of Israel in Deut 8:2 where Moses tells the people that God led them through the wilderness for forty years "to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart."

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In Gen 22, God "tests" Abraham by telling him to sacrifice his son Isaac. The word "test" here is nissah and indicates that the Lord wanted to see how Abraham would respond. But it is interesting that it is only the reader who knows it is a test and not Abraham.