What's On God's Sin List for Today?

by Tom Hobson

Overview

Christians get confused about exactly what to do with the commands in the Bible. Do we need to give up pork and shellfish? Is it a sin to eat roadkill or to eat blood sausage? Is it a sin to wear mixed fabric? Is cross-dressing a crime? What about tattoos? What do we do with that command not to boil a kid in its mother's milk? And if none of these commands are for Christians today, then which Bible commands are for today? This book is designed to help you find solid answers to the question, "Which parts of the Bible's teaching are timeless and universal, and which parts are only for the people to whom the Bible was first written?" We will examine the laws in the Old Testament and the New Testament sin lists, and how they speak to issues such as sex, alcohol and drugs, obscene language, and gambling as they existed in the first-century world, as we seek to discover what's on God's sin list for us today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621892878
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	04/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	114
File size:	538 KB

About the Author

Tom Hobson has been a pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) since 1983. He is currently Chair of Biblical Studies at Morthland College, West Frankfort, Illinois. He holds degrees from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Tom Hobson is retired from more than forty years as a Presbyterian minister, four years as professor of Biblical studies and languages at Morthland College, and two years of the radio program "Biblical Words and World" on KUTR-AM, Salt Lake City. He holds degrees from Gordon-Conwell (M.Div.) and Concordia Seminary St. Louis (Ph.D.). His publications (found at www.biblicalethic.org) include What's on God's Sin List for Today? and The Historical Jesus and the Historical Joseph Smith.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations ix

1 Which Laws Are Still God's Word to Us? 1

2 The Old Testament Sin Lists 5

3 The New Testament Sin Lists 21

4 Sex in the First-Century World 29

5 Alcohol and Drugs in the First-Century World 42

6 Common-Sense Morality 50

7 What's Not on God's Sin List 64

8 The Sky's the Limit 72

9 Good News for Those Who Fail 76

Appendix 1 The Meaning of "Cut Off from One's People" 81

Appendix 2 Aselgeia: Jesus' Term for Homosexual Behavior? 89

Appendix 3 English Translation of Pseudo-Cyprian's De aleatoribus 94

Bibliography 99

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"It is impressive to observe how such a detailed discussion on 'sin lists' in the entire Bible is presented in such a concise piece . . . I recommend this easy-to-read and rich-content piece to the average Christian reader, students of biblical ethics and reading groups at church sessions."
—Daniel Darko, PhD, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts

"Tom Hobson's What's on God's Sin List for Today . . . is a biblically sound and insightful approach that is convincing, convicting, and redemptive.''
—James Slone, Senior Pastor, St. Matthew United Methodist Church, Belleville, IL

"Dr. Hobson's book gives readers fresh insights into the relevance of Old Testament laws for our lives today. For those interested in Christian ethics, it will prove to be a valuable conversation partner.''
—Timothy Saleska, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri

Editorial Reviews

"It is impressive to observe how such a detailed discussion on 'sin lists' in the entire Bible is presented in such a concise piece . . . I recommend this easy-to-read and rich-content piece to the average Christian reader, students of biblical ethics and reading groups at church sessions."
—Daniel Darko, PhD, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts

"Tom Hobson's What's on God's Sin List for Today . . . is a biblically sound and insightful approach that is convincing, convicting, and redemptive.''
—James Slone, Senior Pastor, St. Matthew United Methodist Church, Belleville, IL

"Dr. Hobson's book gives readers fresh insights into the relevance of Old Testament laws for our lives today. For those interested in Christian ethics, it will prove to be a valuable conversation partner.''
—Timothy Saleska, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri

From the Publisher