Word of God
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 [...]
If evolution is true…
. If evolution is true… there is no absolute sovereign God. . If there is no absolute sovereign God… there are no absolute morals. . If there are no absolute morals… we can do whatever we want. . If we can do whatever we want… God help us. .
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
God’s Word Can Be Understood
It’s been quite a while since I started my discussion on Bible interpretation so I’ll link you to the first two posts. Why they think we’re dangerous (and why they might be right) Those Rigid Literalists Another point has pressed itself onto my mind. Here it is: God’s Word is authoritative. Now for that to [...]
On the sufficiency of Scripture
A helpful insight over at The Sola Panel: Why was that phrase “The Bible doesn’t say” so comforting? Perhaps it’s because of what it implies. Non-Christian friends of ours, when faced with theological questions about God, heaven and hell, seem to feel a panicked sense of being out of their depth, and tend to make [...]
Learn From A Swan
(I am traveling in the US until mid-February, so my initial posts will be based on books I’ve read recently.) The Legacy of Sovereign Joy is one of Piper’s biographical series, The Swans Are Not Silent. The series title comes from Augustine’s successor, Eraclius. Augustine was an excellent teacher, and Eraclius felt small and inadequate [...]
Using Scripture Like Satan Does
I suppose there’s a lot more that could be said about my topic of the last three weeks. We did get a little interaction happening in the comments which would be worth looking at. But I’ll probably let that topic rest for now. hose who know me well know that one topic I’m passionate about [...]
The Dangers of Distance Preaching
By Steven Mock The first church in Jerusalem was formed in Acts 2 when Peter preached a powerful, Spirit-filled, convicting message. God used Peter’s words to convert 3,000 people who were baptized and started meeting together. Verse 42 tells us they had four priorities as a local church: the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, the Lord’s Supper, [...]
