The Old Testament in the New Testament
8 points on the relationship between the Testaments
In many cases the NT writers, illumined by the Holy Spirit, perceived with greater clarity than the OT writers themselves God’s intended meaning behind some prophecies. What the prophets had seen only dimly and in terms of general principle, the NT writers saw in the glowing light of fulfillment in a perspective in which a... Continue Reading
Jonathan Edwards (Christian Biographies for Young Readers) by Simonetta Carr
The Christian Biographies for Young Readers series introduces children to key figures from church history
This book is a joy to page through. Full color illustrations, photographs, portraits and maps, buildings and vistas appear at the appropriate time on each page. After the biographical sketch, a time line of Edward’s life is included, as is an excerpt from a letter to one of his daughters. Also included is a “Did... Continue Reading
The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It
A review of Peter Enns' new book
In the end, The Bible Tells Me So is a book about contradictions. Enns intended it to be a book about contradictions in the Bible. But it becomes quickly apparent that the contradictions are really in Enns’s own worldview. He claims the Canaanite conquest is immoral, yet argues the Bible provides no clear guide for... Continue Reading
Why The Church Covers Up Abuse
Four reasons why churches sometimes cover up abuse
Abuse is an evil that feeds upon silence, secrecy, and shame. Sometimes people are pressured not to ask or tell about abuse, because it would damage both parties, both families by unnecessarily shaming them. But ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is not help. And of primary importance, we must affirm that our fundamental duty is to... Continue Reading
A Review: “The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narrative Texts”
A study and guide for using the Old Testament in preaching and teacing
The author explains and expounds that the central focus of every Old Testament narrative is theocentric, which means that in “all our reading we should keep our eye on God – what he is revealing about himself and how he is working.” Davis wraps the book together by giving the reader an opportunity to walk with... Continue Reading
God, the Infallible Author of the Old Testament
An excellent reminder that the Scriptures of the Old Testament are authored primarily by God himself
The fact that certain critical scholars choose to refuse to discuss the theological questions involved in the formation of the Old Testament canon need not deter us from so doing. When men endeavor to account for the Old Testament canon upon the basis of historical considerations alone, how unsatisfactory their attempts are! In reality they... Continue Reading
Thomas Boston on Sanctification
An excerpt on sanctification from An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion, Part 1
How man is sanctified. It is a work carried on by degrees. The Spirit implants grace in the soul, giving it a new power towards God and his law. The Spirit preserves the implanted grace (1 Pet. 1:5). The Spirit excites and quickens this implanted grace in the soul; he strengthens and excites it and... Continue Reading
A Different Kind of Uniting Church and Home
An interview with Eric Wallace
Wallace’s book, Uniting Church and Home, has been blamed (or praised) for starting the “family integrated church” movement which rejects age-segregated practices like Sunday school. But he never started the movement. And he never said age-segregation was wrong. As he states in his book: “By a ‘house-hold approach’ I do not mean moving out of... Continue Reading
The Uniqueness of the Bible
What is the Bible? This question could be (and has been) answered numerous ways
“The Bible presents no mere philosophical or moral message, but is the gripping account of the plan of redemption promised, accomplished, and applied by God himself. God shows himself to be at work on the stage of history, and with sovereign mastery lays out an intricate plot concerning the birth, life, death, and resurrection of... Continue Reading
How To Engage Culture As A Christian
We need to be reminded that we bring our Christian worldview with us when we enter the doors of a museum and a concert hall
“On a recent Wednesday night at the 92nd Street Y, longtime Rolling Stone editor Anthony DeCurtis interviewed Aretha Franklin about her forthcoming album. It was the first public preview, and I was placed on the guest list because of a connection I have to Mr. DeCurtis. After the interview, the audience was invited to submit... Continue Reading
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