The layout of synagogues testifies to their function. Paul transfers the Shabbat “reading, teaching, and exhortation” to the Lord’s Day Christian meeting (1Tim. 4.13-anagnosei, paraklaysei, didaskalia). The Jerusalem Temple, by contrast, functioned daily in cultic worship by portraying shadows, symbols, and signs of greater realities. While both the individual Christian’s body and the collective Christian community are temples, these realities do not negate the weekly … Continue reading The Function of the Weekly Christian Meeting

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Did Justin Martyr Know the Gospel of John? – Canon Fodder Continue reading Did Justin Martyr Know the Gospel of John?

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Preachers often give thought to the question of how they will get the message of the gospel out to people who need to hear it. The church is, after all, supposed to evangelize the nations. While preachers are ready to preach God’s word, there is the practical question of what means he will use beyond… Isaiah’s Job — Credo Magazine Continue reading Isaiah’s Job — Credo Magazine

The Bible frequently employs the image of a tree which yields its fruit in its time/season. One place in which it does so is the outset of the book of Psalms, in Psalm 1. The man who doesn’t fall into temptation, but meditates on God’s law, is like a fruitful tree.Psalm 1’s use of different… He Makes All Things Beautiful… — Thoughts on Scripture Continue reading He Makes All Things Beautiful… — Thoughts on Scripture

Interesting take on Cain and Able Cain, Abel, and the Danger of Misinterpreting God’s Word Continue reading The Sin of Cain-One Perspective

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The N.T. warns Christians to not engage in two errors Balaam propagated. The first is his greed, the way of Balaam found in 2Pet. 2.15-16. The second error is tripping up believers to commit sin; this is known as the teaching of Balaam and found in Rev. 2.14. Yes, Balaam was a mouthpiece for God whom He used to frustrate the Gentile Balak who was … Continue reading Balaam’s Double Sin

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Paul defines the duties for Timothy regarding the Christian weekly meeting in 1Tim. 4.13: Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. Reading was more than one or two verses, instead, it was the source of access to the word of God in that time. While the scriptures are accessible to all today, an extended section of … Continue reading The Weekly Gathering of Believers

Divine Attributes Calvin on the Divine Attributes | Zwinglius Redivivus Not to collect a great number of passages, it may suffice at present to refer to one Psalm (145) in which a summary of the divine perfections is so carefully given that not one seems to have been omitted. Still, however, every perfection there set down may be contemplated in creation; and, hence, such as … Continue reading Jean Calvin on Psalm 145

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Truth On the Bondage of the Will: a la Calvin | Zwinglius Redivivus Posted on 12 Feb 2022 Because of the bondage of sin by which the will is held bound, it cannot move toward good, much less apply itself thereto; for a movement of this sort is the beginning of conversion to God, which in Scripture is ascribed entirely to God’s grace.  Institutes 2.3.5 (summarized). Continue reading On the Bondage of the Will

Signs of the Times | Zwinglius Redivivus Signs of the Times | Zwinglius Redivivus John Chrysostom 347-407 CE We run eagerly to dances and amusements. We listen with pleasure to the foolishness of singers. We enjoy the foul words of actors for hours without getting bored. And yet when God speaks we yawn, we scratch ourselves and feel dizzy. Most peoples would run rabidly to … Continue reading The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

Recently, through personal correspondence, a Bible professor told me that the phrase “inquire of the Lord” (Gen. 25.22) means that the person went to a priest since that is the consistent usage of the term. He had it that Rebekah visited the local priest of the land when the text states that she “inquired of the Lord” about her twins struggling in her womb. I … Continue reading The Priesthood of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Since The Father can’t be seen (only Jesus has seen The Father-Jn. 6.46: No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father-NIV). Also no one is able to approach God except The Son Whom The Father will send a second time: “In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus… … Continue reading Where is the Angel of the Lord Found?

https://mailchi.mp/27d078a4d900/what-do-egyptologists-think-of-the-exodus According to the Merneptah Stele Israel was already in Canaan during Merneptah’s rule (died 1215 BCE). This lends credence to the earlier date of the Exodus in about 1440 BCE. Also, nowhere in the bible does it say that Pharaoh died in the Red Sea pursuing Israel. The text only states that it was Pharaoh’s army and thus his prestige that was conquered (see … Continue reading Truth Standing in the Way of Ramses’ News Agenda

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Praise Yah! א Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, > ב who delights greatly in his commandments. ג His seed will be mighty in the land. ד The generation of the upright will be blessed. ה Wealth and riches are in his house. ו His righteousness endures forever. ז Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, ח gracious, merciful, and righteous. ט It … Continue reading Psalm 112

Praise Yah! א I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart, ב in the council of the upright, and in the congregation. ג Yahweh’s works are great, ד pondered by all those who delight in them. ה His work is honor and majesty. ו His righteousness endures forever. ז He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. ח Yahweh is gracious and … Continue reading Psalm 111

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.  Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed … Continue reading Psalm 107

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A prayer of Moses the man of God Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.” A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or … Continue reading Psalm 90

“Christianity” can be defined as: The collection of organizational groups that names Christ and His work as their official belief. However, not all who confess Christ actually know Him. Further, this is not the definition of the Church, which is more technically defined as His Body comprised of those whom the Father has drawn to Christ. That The Kingdom is composed of a mixture is … Continue reading Evil in Christianity: Mysteries of the Kingdom – Mt. 13. 1-33

of Asaph God is renowned in Judah; in Israel his name is great. His tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. There he broke the flashing arrows, the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.  You are radiant with light, more majestic than mountains rich with game. The valiant lie plundered, they sleep their last sleep; not one of the warriors can … Continue reading Psalm 76

A Psalm of Asaph Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong.  They are free from common human burdens; they are not … Continue reading Psalm 73

“The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man. 8The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of… Ruminations on Micah 5:7-9 | Tom Nettles — Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary … Continue reading Ruminations on Micah 5:7-9 | Tom Nettles — Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary

A study of language denoting correspondence in ancient usage shows that descriptions of heaven as a sanctuary in Hebrews point towards a pre-existent spatial reality, now made accessible by Jesus. ‘The True Tabernacle’ of Hebrews 8:2: Future Dwelling with People or Heavenly Dwelling Place? — Tyndale Bulletin Continue reading ‘The True Tabernacle’ of Hebrews 8:2: Future Dwelling with People or Heavenly Dwelling Place? — Tyndale Bulletin