Word of God
The Demands of Bible Preaching
On the weekend, a few parents from our church and myself took down some of our young people to a youth conference. It took 2 hours just to get there (and we missed the first session).
We then heard 3 strong Bible messages (about an hour long each sermon) on personal holiness interspersed with breaks, lunch, [...]
Lessons from P91
In Monday’s post I told you a little about my visit to see P91, an ancient copy of a New Testament portion. In my attempt to keep that post to a reasonable length, I limited my comments significantly. So this is my chance to talk some more about what was a pretty amazing opportunity for [...]
Pray The Word
For some of us, it’s easier to talk with God spontaneously during the day: a request here, a thank-you there. To pray anywhere and anytime is an amazing blessing of knowing God. But momentary talks with God are not enough. Imagine a father who comes home and chats for a moment, then leaves. Even if [...]
Early Scripture Fragment in Sydney
Dr. Don Barker, Papyrologist and secretary of the Society for the Study of Early Christianity at Macquarie University recently took the time to show me a third century copy of God’s Word known as P91 which is held there at the Sydney Museum of Ancient Cultures. He has graciously given permission to publish photos of [...]
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 [...]
An Ode Against Ruckmanism
Today there is much consternation,
About God’s method of preservation,
The Originals are no longer,
So making the argument stronger,
Resulting in much disputation.
Some think that in Sixteen Eleven (1611),
The Bible came down (again) from heaven,
They shout “The KJV it is!
It’s translators were really wizz”
But is this doctrinal leaven?
Before the KJV was on the scene,
The Latin Vulgate reigned supreme,
Of [...]
Metamucil, Cereal, Or Strawberries & Cream?
In the 2006 National Church Life Survey, which surveyed 500,000 Australians from 22 denominations:
21 per cent claimed they read their Bibles daily.
14 per cent claimed they read it a few times a week.
24 per cent said they read the Bible occasionally.
18 per cent said they read the Bible rarely.
17 per cent never read the Bible [...]
If evolution is true…
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If evolution is true… there is no absolute sovereign God.
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If there is no absolute sovereign God… there are no absolute morals.
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If there are no absolute morals… we can do whatever we want.
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If we can do whatever we want… God help us.
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When the milk of the Word curdles
There is that restlessness, that itching, urging discontent in me again this morning.
The milk of the Word curdles before me or seems to sour within. Hatefulness and rebellion against all restraint is not far from the surface; and it is good that I am not alone here.
“Lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from [...]
On Bono and other lame fads
I debated whether to post this today.
In the end, it’s not about singling out one guy. But sometimes dealing with a real situation can make a truth appropriately pointed. So here goes…
The pre-story
I recently read a post by an Australian pastor boasting that he was going to preach on Bono on Sunday.
I commented urging him [...]
Top 15 Finds From Biblical Archaeology
I was introduced to biblical archaeology back in seminary. (“What do you mean, Indiana Jones isn’t real?!”) I learned that archaeology is not essential to prove the veracity of the Scriptures, yet archaeology has unearthed many evidences that affirm the Bible’s reliability.
Old Testament scholar Walter Kaiser has listed fifteen of what he considers to be [...]
Faithful preaching… or just a guy giving his opinions?
Allegory is a great tool for illustrating a truth. Allegory is not evidence for that truth.
Another way to say it is that allegory is designed to bring truth home. It is not designed to defend truth.
To merely preach allegory is to preach without evidence and defence for the truth you are preaching.
Onesimus
An article published in [...]
