Category: More Articles by Dr. Strawn

1-peter-lesson-6-overrules-the-senses   A STUDY OF FIRST PETER: THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN PHASE #5: OVERRULES THE SENSES (1 PETER 1:8-9) INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY:   It is somewhat paradoxical that God would grant us five senses by which we can access the world, but then ask us to...

1-peter-lesson-5-evaluation-of-experience   A STUDY OF FIRST PETER: THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN THE EVALUATION OF EXPERIENCE: 1 PETER 1:7 INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY:   Faith   Human competence   In the drawing above, we see illustrated the fact that human competence–whether in be in building a rocket or...

1-peter-lesson-4-resolution-of-contradiction THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE: 1 PETER BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN PHASE #3–VERSE 5 AND 6: THE RESOLUTION OF CONTRADICTION (APPARENT) INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY In the Christian life, there is an apparent contradiction when the believer looks at his circumstances and compares them to the promises God has made. We...

1-peter-lesson-3-relocating-gulf FIRST PETER: THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN PHASE 2: EMBRACES TRANSCENDENT MEANING (AND THE RELOCATING GULF) INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY One demand that the world makes on believers is that they conform to what the world would define as “realism.” However, non- believers would define something as...

first-peter-lesson-2   A STUDY OF FIRST PETER:  THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN     SECOND THEMATIC:  ANALOG INTELLIGENCE OVERRIDES HUMAN LOCAL CONTEXT     INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY:   Triadic structure, most obvious in the composition of the Godhead itself, is replicated in such things as the structure...

intro-to-first-peter-study A STUDY OF FIRST PETER: THE RHETORICAL UNIVERSE BY J. MICHAEL STRAWN   FIRST THEMATIC: THE SUM OF FAITH (1 PETER 1:1-2)     INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY:   Because of the teachings of Enlightenment thinkers of the 17th century, people have been accustomed to seeing reality as having...

The Developing Dangerous Situation The Developing Dangerous Situation   Dr. J. Michael Strawn   Peter Disowns Jesus Luke 22:54-61    54 Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance. 55 And when some there had kindled a fire...

The Issue: What is the state of mind that a Christian must have in order to interact with the temporal world? There can be no possible question about whether or not we will interact with it. But how shall we interact is of great importance. ...

Relativization of the Word of God is accomplished in several ways, but always by subjecting the Word to human constructs. We intend to use these categories as a basis for making an analysis of the various passages selected for this study. There can be more than these...

The Bible represents itself to be a true narrative representation from beginning to end. Its main protagonist from Genesis to Revelation is God. Because the events reported are supposed to unfold over time, from God=s creation of the universe, to his redemption of mankind, the whole...