According to Peter, the world has already been destroyed. Yes, that’s right. To his mind the heavens and earth were destroyed in Noah’s day by the Flood.[1] This does not mean Peter is a metaphysical solipsist who believes the world does not really exist. Far from it. He is highly creation-oriented. To understand his perspective we need to take a fresh look Continue reading
John opens with an echo of the creation narrative. “In the beginning . . .” This should immediately grab our attention as perceptive readers of a literary work. As John develops his story we notice something else creation-esque. We run across a numbering, just like is in Genesis 1. “Jesus performed this beginning of the signs . . .” Later, John continues Continue reading
When you begin to glimpse this historical, biblical worldview, and grasp it, and begin to take it on board, you find that all sorts of passages come alive with fresh meaning and light. I remember when I first started seeing this it was as if I had been using a rusted, somewhat misshapen key and trying to force it into the keyhole in order to turn it and Continue reading
