Gone Until At Least Friday
For blog readers checking back for something new—I’m in South Dakota with my son, preaching at a conference. We are quite busy, although I do have WIFI for this little note. I’ll probably write something on Friday. Be well, one and all.
Careful Exegesis?
Kevin Bauder, the president of Central Theological Seminary in Plymouth, MN, who writes a regular column on Central’s internet site which is normally posted at an online forum called SharperIron, recently authored an article, “The Flock and the Fold: A Paradigm for Unity,” with this first line: Careful theologians do not build their doctrine of […]
Which Comes First? THEOLOGY or LIFESTYLE
Attempting to persuade Judah to trust in God and stop trusting in Egypt, in chapter 28 Isaiah revealed the dire condition of the political and religious leadership of her northern neighbor Israel. In describing her prophets and priests, he shows how their self-indulgent lifestyle affected their vision, judgment, and teaching (vv. 7-9). Their desire for […]
They Say They Are Believers, But They Don’t Get It
If you have been like me, you have wondered why there seem to be so many versions of Christianity and yet only one Bible. If we have a Bible, one of them, it came from God, and it is perspicuous (plain), then it would seem that everyone would believe the same thing. If all these […]
The Pope and Islam: Friends?
I hate this when these major religions are fighting. Can’t we all get along? The pope recently came out with something very Catholic and now he’s apologizing to Islamics for it. Well, sort of apologizing. I think his apologies have been kind of funny. I can’t laugh too hard at them because a Catholic might […]
Scorners and Scorning
“Scorner” is the strongest negative term which the OT uses to describe the wicked. It is diametrically opposed to the faithful (Psalm 1:1,2). Not only does the “scorner” choose the wrong way, but he mocks the right way. He is not merely misled, but he delights to mislead others. This is very opposite to the […]
Is He a Scorner or Not?
Do you think that Stephen was a scorner in Acts 7? After all, he did enfuriate a crowd of people with his rhetoric. They were religious people with good intentions and they couldn’t all be wrong, could they? He said this to them in vv. 51-53: Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye […]
Crowds
My, oh my, could Jesus draw a crowd. They clamored for Him. Several times He had to get out the special throng boat to stand on near shorelines. The first time in Mark, He asked for that boat, then after that it became standard prodecure in crowd control. It was very bad when He was […]
Things Look Good
In preparations for the school year, one of our teachers cleaned the junior high class room and was removing a wheelbarrow full of old books. She wasn’t throwing them away, just removing them to make more room to keep things neater in her room. With the wheelbarrow parked by the door, I started looking through […]
Go To JackHammer
Go to JackHammer. Do not pass Go.