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Face to Face with the New Testament
See this morning’s post for the context of this post.
I wanted to give you the information for Dr. Don Barker’s seminar Face to Face with the New Testament. You can get the information on the web here (go down to #4). The following information is taken directly from the pdf brochure which Dr. Barker emailed [...]
John Stott: The Cross Of Christ
I’m currently enjoying John Stott’s great work The Cross of Christ, which is full of helpful insights on the cross as the New Testament’s dominating theme. (A good survey for initial study is Leon Morris’ The Cross In The New Testament) Here’s a couple examples:
“Our substitute, then, who took our place and died our death [...]
False Messiahs
Even believers entertain false messiah’s from time to time.
A messiah is a deliverer, a saviour. Literally it means the anointed one. For Christians we believe that Jesus Christ was the Messiah of God and came not only to fulfill the Jewish law but also to rescue Jew and Gentile alike from sin.
For a number of [...]
On the atonement
Leviticus 12, 13
“I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me” ( Pss. 51:5 KJV).
From the beginning of my life my contact has been with the unclean—how than can a man become pure? The atonement blood that cleanses my mother must avail also for me.
O Lamb of God, what a sacrifice [...]
Jason, what does “imputed” mean?
A friend asked me recently “Jason, what does ‘imputed’ mean?”
No, she wasn’t a Christian. And no we weren’t studying the Bible. We were studying for an accounting exam at uni. The reason she asked is that one of our questions had a factor called “the imputed interest rate.”
“I can’t really think of how to explain [...]
On inspiration and apologetics… and an ulcerous moon
Letter from Fritz… today. Most encouraging. Lead him on, Lord.
Inspiration
From Gaussen’s work Theopneustia [the Greek word which the King James Version translates "is given by inspiration of God"] I have been stimulated to define my view and reasons for inspiration of the Scriptures.
Here are jottings:
Gaussen defends the Old Testament as inspired first (wholly on New [...]
Thursday afternoon
ednesday had been a difficult day in the city, so he was glad to spend the evening at a friend’s house in a small town a few kilometres outside the city.
Thursday morning he sent some friends to prepare for the evening in the city. But after that, we have no record of what he did [...]
Tuesday meanderings
Warning. This is a chit chat post. If you value your time, just move on to something else.
Broken people
We live on a broken planet.
I’ve been reminded so many times in the last several weeks about just how broken the world really is. We must be passionately pursuing the gospel of Jesus Christ because it is [...]
Why your “good testimony” might be keeping them from Christ
“Before you can get someone saved,
you first have to get them lost.”
The primary need of our day is to help lost people realise they are sinners. And that is difficult in a society of relative morality.
There is a school of thinking in Fundamentalism that focuses on “guarding your testimony with the lost.” I believe this [...]
The Gospel Lifestyle
One bad habit of a Christian is to think of the Gospel only as a decision — a commitment which was made years ago. So when he hears the Gospel mentioned, he thinks “I’ve done that already,” almost as if God’s message of salvation has no further bearing on his life today.
Paul saw the Gospel [...]
Jonah & Jesus
Jonah’s story as “the man who ran away from God” is for everybody. Adults identify with Jonah, as we all can admit that we often hear God’s instruction yet rebel against Him. Jonah discovered he could not outrun God, which teaches us to stop putting off what God through His Word has told us to [...]
The Virgin Birth and Other Tabloid Headlines
Of all the doctrines of Scripture, there is none quite so intriguing as the virgin birth. I mean, this is tabloid material!
“Aliens Abduct Kevin Rudd”
“Orphaned Elephant Raised by Porcupine”
“Elvis Sighted in Paris”
“Virgin Has Baby”
Incredible! … true.
Unbelievable! … true.
Beyond the bounds of reason! … true.
A kingpin reality of the gospel … absolutely true.
It was predicted thousands [...]
