Where Does Mark End? | Desiring God
Almost all English Bible translations place the last twelve verses of Mark’s Gospel in brackets, suggesting the passage may not be authentic. How do we assess the evidence for where Mark ends?
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Almost all English Bible translations place the last twelve verses of Mark’s Gospel in brackets, suggesting the passage may not be authentic. How do we assess the evidence for where Mark ends?
I recently saw this question asked—is competition un-Christian?—as if a negative answer was self evident. It was treated as some kind of weapon against capitalism.
...the existence of people who provide a way to acquire an income is not a reason life is hard. Without them, life would be far harder. The temptation to find fault with them is a form of the eternal attraction to scapegoat and blame visible targets for one’s troubles.
Usury is merely the rent of money. If usury is sinful, then so is rent of anything else.
...while it might be relatively simple to “make do” with less as a single individual, unmarried and childless, whose parents do not need financial help, simplicity gets complicated quickly in a world where people are supposed to provide for the well-being of others.