“For, before men can reason together, they must agree in first principles; and it is impossible to reason with a man who has no principles in common with you.” One of the first principles he goes on to list is that “qualities must necessarily be in something that is figured, coloured, hard or soft, that moves or resists. It is not to these qualities, but … Continue reading Thomas Reid’s theory of common sense
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose … Continue reading Developing a Relationship with God
Gunter Bechly Explains What The Fossil Evidence Really Says – YouTube Gunter Bechly Explains What The Fossil Evidence Really Says – YouTube Continue reading Gunter Bechly Explains What The Fossil Evidence Really Says – YouTube
Members of a Jerusalem Synagogue-of the “Freedmen,” whom Luke points out was “so-called” (implying they were really still enslaved to sin), secretly colluded to have false witnesses say Stephen was speaking against Moses and God. Acts 6.14 contains the specific charges: For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us … Continue reading The Indictment Against Stephen-Acts 6.8-15
The End of the Apostles’ Creed Is the Beginning of the Rest of Your Life Continue reading The End of the Apostles’ Creed Is the Beginning of the Rest of Your Life
Part 5: The Servant Who Sees Light after Anguish Continue reading Resurrection Intimated in Dead Sea Scrolls and LXX on Isaiah 53.11
Sometimes ‘mid scenes of deepest gloom,Sometimes where Eden’s bowers bloom,By waters calm, o’er troubled sea,Still ’tis his hand that leadeth me. Behold! I come, in the book of the scroll it is written of Me-to do Your will, My God. (Ps. 40.7-8 cf. Heb. 10.7) John’s passion narrative involves an array of creation-related images. These images are not randomly arranged, nor can they simply be … Continue reading Where Eden’s Bowers Bloom-A Reversal
In John’s Passion, Jesus dies a death which is substitutionary, penal, and propitiatory—a death which fully expends the wrath of God so it might not afflict his people. In recent years, many students of Scripture have become more interested in the intricacy and import of Biblical narratives. At the same time, some of them have… The Theology of John’s Passion — Thoughts on Scripture Continue reading The Theology of John’s Passion — Thoughts on Scripture
Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. (Jn.12.24 NIV) The immediate previous context of this verse has Gentiles inquiring of Jesus’ Disciple Philip asking to speak with Jesus. No record exists that their request was fulfilled. Instead, Jesus indicates to Philip and … Continue reading Unless the Grain of Wheat Dies, it Remains Alone
Part 4 of Isaiah’s Suffering Servant Part 4: Who Does the Servant Intercede For? Continue reading For Whom Does the Servant Intercede? (Isaiah 53.12c,d)
Four Reasons to Reject the Relative Insubstantiality of our Current World Why We Still Need Plato — Credo Magazine Continue reading Why We Still Need Plato
This article with its Hebrew Language analysis will be difficult for many laymen to follow. Here is the upshot: The earliest witness to Is. 53.9 comes from The Great Isaiah Scroll, the only virtually complete book of the bible found as part of The Dead Sea Scrolls. This text is between 950 and 1150 years older than our previous earliest record: the Leningrad Codex of … Continue reading Part 3: The Servant’s Burial according to the Scriptures
The Foolish and the Wiseby J. Caleb Jones, all rights reserved A man was despondent and down on his luck—He long had been hopeless and stupid and stuck.A neighborhood pub was his frequent abode,But this rainy evening, he somberly strodeIn the sorrow that comes when you see you’re a fool.He sat at the end of […] The Foolish and the Wise — The Spirited Nature Continue reading The Foolish and the Wise
Page from Codex H (015) at 1 Tim 2.2-6 (6th Century)I recently read an older article in the academic journal Vigiliae Christianae that argues for Polycarp’s belief that 1 and 2 Timothy were written by Paul. Kenneth Berding, “Polycarp of Smyrna’s View of the Authorship of 1 and 2 Timothy,” Vigiliae Christianae 53.4 (Nov., 1999): 349-360.Here… Ignatius, Ploycarp, and the Pauline Authorship of 1 and 2 Timothy … Continue reading Ignatius, Polycarp, and the Pauline Authorship of 1 and 2 Timothy
Part 2: Does Isaiah’s Servant Really Die for the People? Continue reading Part 2: Does Isaiah’s Servant Really Die for the People?
In this reblog post I only have a slight quibble of what Carson has written. Here is the section where I have a different understanding: It is vital to state that Jesus was not incarnate until the NT. He did not possess any kind of human (or angelic) body in the OT. He appeared in a human form in the former times of the OT, … Continue reading Why is the Angel of the LORD Important?
This world is as it is because it is a battlefield between Good and Evil. The Manichees were half right but wholly wrong. The battle is real, but they thought the two opposing forces were both eternal and equally ultimate. Milton teaches us better. Even Satan knows that God alone is Almighty. No creature can overcome his will. There may be two sides, but one … Continue reading Divine Providence and the Problem of Innocent Suffering
The Truth Will Set You Free – Credo Magazine Continue reading The Truth Will Set You Free
Who Really Killed Goliath? Continue reading Who Really Killed Goliath?
Here is an article by Sam Waldron with which I substantially agree. The early centuries of Christian development were mainly marked with fighting aberrant doctrines of the deity. However, some doctrines these Christians failed to appreciate. They, for lack of a better word, perverted the mode and meaning of baptism, along with The Lord’s Supper. From the scriptures, it is clear to see both Christian … Continue reading Do We Still Believe in Sola Scriptura?
By Peter J. Gentry Part 1: The Servant Sprinkles Many as Anointed Priest Continue reading Isaiah 52. 14-15-Anointed Priest Sprinkling Many
Peter’s house eventually became a meeting place for Christians. Capernaum’s House Church – Ritmeyer Archaeological Design Continue reading Capernaum’s House Church
We need to also help people see another perspective, God’s. Therefore, we need to get to know folks and their experiences and guide them to see themselves in God’s redemptive context. This is a better approach than being cold and distant. We cannot just say: repent or perish. This seems like a balanced approach to assisting people find God’s truth. You’re a Pastor, Not a … Continue reading You’re a Pastor, Not a Therapist
Christians today need to read their bible with the Church of yesteryears. Between the 2nd and 5th centuries there arose a number of Christological Heresies that were confronted by faithful Christians who grappled with these errors. These Christians exegeted the scriptures and developed an accurate understanding which has stood the test of time. While Historic Christian Theology is unlike O.T. prophetic revelation, the Church Fathers … Continue reading The Danger of Free-Floating Biblicism
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