biblical exegesis

09 July 2020

“The Bible Tells Me So,” Part 3

by Richard W. Coffen | 8 July 2020 | I enjoyed writing my two essays (here’s the first, and here’s the second) on puzzling or misunderstood Bible texts. So here’s a third essay on this theme: that we must take Scripture seriously, although not always literally. God Hates Sinners A few years ago, I began reading […]

30 July 2018

Two Texts That Revolutionized My Spiritual Outlook

Commentary biblical exegesis, romans, salvation, sin

Richard W. Coffen | 30 July 2018 | Even if you’ve spent a minimal amount of time “in the Word,” you’ve undoubtedly come across passages that revolutionized your thinking. Six years ago, as I reread a text commonly used by Seventh-day Adventist evangelists, I learned something so amazing I should have never ignored it! Then, […]