Thinking Theology Aloud [Random]

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Joseph, the Just and Merciful Divorcer

Joseph, the Just and Merciful Divorcer

Dwight Gingrich • 9 min read •
Did Jesus Introduce a New Standard for Divorce?  (JDR-12)

Did Jesus Introduce a New Standard for Divorce?  (JDR-12)

Dwight Gingrich • 22 min read •
“From the Beginning It Was Not So”—And Never Has Been (JDR-11)

“From the Beginning It Was Not So”—And Never Has Been (JDR-11)

Dwight Gingrich • 14 min read •
“Hardness of Heart” and Jesus’ Audience, Then and Now (JDR-10)

“Hardness of Heart” and Jesus’ Audience, Then and Now (JDR-10)

Dwight Gingrich • 14 min read •
Why Did “Hardness of Heart” Cause God to Allow Divorce? (JDR-9)

Why Did “Hardness of Heart” Cause God to Allow Divorce? (JDR-9)

Dwight Gingrich • 14 min read •
“Moses Allowed You to Divorce” Suggests a Breakable Bond (JDR-8)

“Moses Allowed You to Divorce” Suggests a Breakable Bond (JDR-8)

Dwight Gingrich • 21 min read •
“Let Not Man Separate” Implies a Breakable Bond (JDR-7)

“Let Not Man Separate” Implies a Breakable Bond (JDR-7)

Dwight Gingrich • 14 min read •
Genesis 2:24 as God’s Creation Norm for Marriage (JDR-6)

Genesis 2:24 as God’s Creation Norm for Marriage (JDR-6)

Dwight Gingrich • 10 min read •
“God Has Joined Together” Does Not Imply an Unbreakable Bond (JDR-5)

“God Has Joined Together” Does Not Imply an Unbreakable Bond (JDR-5)

Dwight Gingrich • 8 min read •
“One Flesh” Does Not Imply an Unbreakable Bond (JDR-4)

“One Flesh” Does Not Imply an Unbreakable Bond (JDR-4)

Dwight Gingrich • 16 min read •
“Cleave” Does Not Imply an Unbreakable Bond (JDR-3)

“Cleave” Does Not Imply an Unbreakable Bond (JDR-3)

Dwight Gingrich • 9 min read •
The “Divorce Evil” and the Response of the Mennonite Church (1880s to 1905)

The “Divorce Evil” and the Response of the Mennonite Church (1880s to 1905)

Dwight Gingrich • 3 min read •
Radical Faithfulness: A Proposal about Marriage Permanence

Radical Faithfulness: A Proposal about Marriage Permanence

Dwight Gingrich • 9 min read •
Hyper-Literalism, Could vs. Should, and a Guiding Question (JDR-2)

Hyper-Literalism, Could vs. Should, and a Guiding Question (JDR-2)

Dwight Gingrich • 8 min read •
Jesus on Divorce and Remarriage: Introduction (JDR-1)

Jesus on Divorce and Remarriage: Introduction (JDR-1)

Dwight Gingrich • 9 min read •
Why did Mennonites Abandon the Early Anabaptist View of Jesus’ Exception Clause? (Transition from German to English)

Why did Mennonites Abandon the Early Anabaptist View of Jesus’ Exception Clause? (Transition from German to English)

Dwight Gingrich • 23 min read •
Why did Mennonites Abandon the Early Anabaptist View of Jesus’ Exception Clause? (Separatism and Confessional Statements)

Why did Mennonites Abandon the Early Anabaptist View of Jesus’ Exception Clause? (Separatism and Confessional Statements)

Dwight Gingrich • 9 min read •
When did Mennonites Discard the Early Anabaptist Interpretation of Jesus’ Exception Clause about Divorce?

When did Mennonites Discard the Early Anabaptist Interpretation of Jesus’ Exception Clause about Divorce?

Dwight Gingrich • 8 min read •
Why Did Early Anabaptists Believe Jesus Allowed Divorce and Remarriage in Cases of Adultery?

Why Did Early Anabaptists Believe Jesus Allowed Divorce and Remarriage in Cases of Adultery?

Dwight Gingrich • 52 min read •
Anabaptists Then (1600-1860s): “It Is Clearly to Be Seen”

Anabaptists Then (1600-1860s): “It Is Clearly to Be Seen”

Dwight Gingrich • 34 min read •
“Concerning Divorce Between Believers and Unbelievers” – An Early Hutterite Document

“Concerning Divorce Between Believers and Unbelievers” – An Early Hutterite Document

Dwight Gingrich • 2 min read •
Anabaptists Then (1500s): An “Unchangeable Plain Word of Christ”

Anabaptists Then (1500s): An “Unchangeable Plain Word of Christ”

Dwight Gingrich • 34 min read •
Anabaptists Now: Taking Exception to Jesus’ Exception Clause

Anabaptists Now: Taking Exception to Jesus’ Exception Clause

Dwight Gingrich • 28 min read •
What Does “One Flesh” Mean?

What Does “One Flesh” Mean?

Dwight Gingrich • 9 min read •
Is Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (6 of 6)

Is Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (6 of 6)

Dwight Gingrich • 40 min read •
Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (5 of 6)

Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (5 of 6)

Dwight Gingrich • 35 min read •
Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (4 of 6)

Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (4 of 6)

Dwight Gingrich • 20 min read •
Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (3 of 6)

Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (3 of 6)

Dwight Gingrich • 24 min read •
Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (2 of 6)

Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (2 of 6)

Dwight Gingrich • 22 min read •
Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (1 of 6)

Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (1 of 6)

Dwight Gingrich • 13 min read •
A Season for Faith

A Season for Faith

Dwight Gingrich • 6 min read •
How Do We Know Jesus Rose from the Dead?

How Do We Know Jesus Rose from the Dead?

Dwight Gingrich • 9 min read •
What Does a True Follower of Jesus Look Like?

What Does a True Follower of Jesus Look Like?

Dwight Gingrich • 6 min read •
“Red Letter Reductionism” Expanded

“Red Letter Reductionism” Expanded

Dwight Gingrich • 16 min read •
Should the Church Bear Witness to the State?

Should the Church Bear Witness to the State?

Dwight Gingrich • 4 min read •
Sonship and Suffering–Slides from My Sermon

Sonship and Suffering–Slides from My Sermon

Dwight Gingrich • 2 min read •
Why Do I Believe the Bible? A Short Answer

Why Do I Believe the Bible? A Short Answer

Dwight Gingrich • 2 min read •
12 Ways to Provoke Your Children to Anger (Lou Priolo)

12 Ways to Provoke Your Children to Anger (Lou Priolo)

Dwight Gingrich • 3 min read •
Christians and Satire: What Does the Bible Say?

Christians and Satire: What Does the Bible Say?

Dwight Gingrich • 11 min read •
The RAT: A New Bible Translation for Anabaptists

The RAT: A New Bible Translation for Anabaptists

Dwight Gingrich • 10 min read •
Why Should You Care about Cities? (1/3)

Why Should You Care about Cities? (1/3)

Dwight Gingrich • 8 min read •
Do Non-Christian Jews and Christians Worship the Same God?

Do Non-Christian Jews and Christians Worship the Same God?

Dwight Gingrich • 3 min read •
Arminians, Calvinists, and Two Theological Terms Worth Chucking

Arminians, Calvinists, and Two Theological Terms Worth Chucking

Dwight Gingrich • 16 min read •
The Arts, Biblical Theology, and Proof I’m Not a Complete Philistine

The Arts, Biblical Theology, and Proof I’m Not a Complete Philistine

Dwight Gingrich • 14 min read •
Remember the Resurrection, to Keep it Central

Remember the Resurrection, to Keep it Central

Dwight Gingrich • 3 min read •
In the Presence of Older Theologians

In the Presence of Older Theologians

Dwight Gingrich • 8 min read •
Unfinished Thoughts for Your Improvement

Unfinished Thoughts for Your Improvement

Dwight Gingrich • 7 min read •
What I Learned at AIC 2015 about How To Use the Bible

What I Learned at AIC 2015 about How To Use the Bible

Dwight Gingrich • 7 min read •
The Love of Christ Controls Us

The Love of Christ Controls Us

Dwight Gingrich • 8 min read •
Anabaptists, Flat Bibles, and the Sabbath

Anabaptists, Flat Bibles, and the Sabbath

Dwight Gingrich • 19 min read •
Which Came First–Original Sin or Infant Baptism?

Which Came First–Original Sin or Infant Baptism?

Dwight Gingrich • 6 min read •
“In Adam’s Fall We…?” Inclusion or Imperialism in Romans 5

“In Adam’s Fall We…?” Inclusion or Imperialism in Romans 5

Dwight Gingrich • 16 min read •