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God's preferential option for the poor and oppressed, with salvation as liberation from all forms of oppression.
Key question: “How does the Gospel liberate the oppressed and challenge unjust structures in society?”
20622 illustrations found
In the original Greek of Philippians 4:6, Paul does not offer a suggestion. He issues a present active imperative — "mēden merimnate" — stop being...
When B.B. Warfield defended the doctrine of biblical inerrancy, he insisted that every word of Scripture carries divine authority down to its verb tenses and...
A seasoned cartographer once explained why sailors in the age of exploration trusted Mercator's projection above all others. It was not merely beautiful or convenient...
In 1923, a family in rural Kentucky discovered a deed to forty acres of prime timberland tucked inside the family Bible. The deed was legitimate,...
In the heart of El Salvador, beneath the sweltering sun, Archbishop Oscar Romero stood amidst a gathering of impoverished campesinos—men and women whose hands were calloused from years of toiling the land. As he looked into their weathered faces, he...
A master builder once told his apprentice that the most important tool in his shop was not the hammer or the saw but the plumb...
A shortwave radio operator in rural Alaska depends on precise frequencies published by the Federal Communications Commission. These frequencies are not suggestions or approximations —...
In 1526, William Tyndale published his English New Testament, knowing it could cost him his life. But what strikes the careful reader is not just...
In 1787, when the delegates at Philadelphia debated every comma of the Constitution, they understood something we often forget: the precise wording of a document...
In 1978, a structural engineer in Kansas City discovered that a contractor had quietly modified the steel connection design for the Hyatt Regency hotel walkways....
In 1998, a young seminary student sat in John MacArthur's expository preaching class at The Master's Seminary, struggling with a passage. He had been assigned...
In 1647, the Westminster divines labored for years over every clause of their Confession, weighing each word against the infallible standard of Scripture. No phrase...
In 1881, B.B. Warfield arrived at Princeton Seminary carrying a conviction that would anchor his entire career: every word of Scripture is God-breathed, wholly without...
A young surgical resident once confessed to her attending physician that she felt overwhelmed — so many decisions, so many variables, so many lives depending...
In the early days of American westward expansion, government surveyors drove brass benchmarks into solid bedrock across the continent. These small, unassuming discs became the...
In 1881, the great Princeton theologian B.B. Warfield — whose towering intellect defended the absolute inerrancy of Scripture against a generation of skeptics — did...
In 1859, when workers began constructing the Great Eastern — the largest ship ever built at that time — they discovered that Isambard Kingdom Brunel...
In 1989, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco during the World Series. Buildings pancaked, highways collapsed, and the ground itself became unreliable. Yet engineers later...
A gifted cardiac surgeon does not express love for his patient by setting aside his medical textbooks and improvising in the operating room. He expresses...
A master engraver in 18th-century London kept one flawless copper plate locked in a glass case above his workbench. Every apprentice who entered his shop...
In the early days of orchestral music, before electronic tuners existed, every musician depended on a single tuning fork. Its tone was fixed, unyielding, determined...
In 1731, a devastating fire swept through Ashburnham House in London, threatening the Cotton library — one of the most important collections of biblical manuscripts...
When a surgeon operates, every cut serves a purpose. No incision is random, no wound without design. The patient, lying on the table, cannot see...
In 1945, a team of Army engineers received orders to build a bridge across a flooded river in the Philippines. Their commanding officer handed them...