by Dr Roland Chia | Sep 3, 2018 | Credo
September 2018 Credo One of the most significant passages that any exegete or theologian has to grapple with when reflecting on the role of women in the Church is 1 Timothy 2: 11-15. In verse 12, the Apostle, writing to Timothy his young protégé, gave a specific...
by Dr Philip Satterthwaite | Aug 20, 2018 | Credo
August 2018 Credo Israel’s kings had a hand in the composition of the Book of Proverbs (Prov. 1:1; 25:1). It is not surprising, then, that some of the sayings in Proverbs relate specifically to rulers. Proverbs addresses questions which naturally arise for us as...
by Dr Roland Chia | Aug 6, 2018 | Credo
August 2018 Credo Secular scholars who write on disability are often critical of religious accounts mostly because of the latter’s allegedly negative approaches. They point out that in Christianity – for example – disability is often associated with sin and divine...
by Rev Dr Edmund Fong | Jul 16, 2018 | Credo
July 2018 Credo ‘10 In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering’ (Hebrews 2:10, NIV 1984) The writer to the Hebrews uses a unique word —...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jul 2, 2018 | Credo
July 2018 Credo One of the most fascinating figures in Acts is Simon Magus, who made his appearance in Acts 8, where Luke gives an account of the founding of the church in Samaria. This enigmatic figure so enthralled the ancient world that his name is found even in...
by Rev Dr James Lim | Jun 18, 2018 | Credo
June 2018 Credo Luke 14:25-35 An Odd Conclusion … Sandwiched between two parables (the Parable of the Great Banquet, 14:15-24, and the Parable of the Lost Sheep, 15:1-7) in Luke 14-15 is a passage on the requirements of discipleship (14:25-35). Within this passage,...
