1 Vol. 161 • No. 6 • June 1, 2015 StLukesMethodist.org | 713-622-5710 The religious marketplace these days is a crazy place. From traditional and contemporary worship services to evangelicals, fundamentalists, progressives and everything in between. The...
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1 Vol. 161 • No. 6 • June 1, 2015 StLukesMethodist.org | 713-622-5710 The religious marketplace these days is a crazy place. From traditional and contemporary worship services to evangelicals, fundamentalists, progressives and everything in between. The internet is full of teachers, preachers and pundits who purport to teach the truth, all with conviction and enthusiasm. How do you know what is true? First century Ephesus was also crazy place—a cosmopolitan center of commerce, conversation and competing philosophies. The church in Ephesus was built around the aging apostle John, the “disciple whom Jesus loved.” But it is clear from his writings that there were many other teachers as well, with differing viewpoints and teachings. Dr. Tom Pace Here is what John writes in 1 John 4:7-8: “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.” This summer, in our traditional and E
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