Archive for April, 2009
Mohler writes: In the end, sickness points to sin and sin points to our need for Christ. Luther, Calvin, and all true ministers of Christ know that sickness and death point to our need for a Savior. Even as Christians seek to minister to the physical needs of the sick, the spiritual need is even [ READ MORE ]
GCM posts this: Bede • A scholar, exegete, and historian • The most important Christian scholar and writer of his era • Wrote commentaries on the Bible, Known as “Father of English History” • Also known as the “Venerable” • Wrote on many issues including hymnology, geography, and natural phenomena Gottschalk • Held to extreme [ READ MORE ]
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Homoousian (From the Greek: ὁμός, homós, “same” and οὐσία, ousía, “essence, being”) is an important theological term used to bring clarification to the doctrine of the trinity. The Nicene Creed describes Jesus as being homooúsios with God the Father — meaning, they are of “same substance” and are both 100% equally God. This term was [ READ MORE ]
Vitamin Z shares this great bit of news: The full article is below: For 19 days in March and April, Walter Hoye was locked in a cell with 29 other prisoners at the Santa Rita jail near Oakland, Calif. There were times when he wished he could have stayed longer. When the metal door first [ READ MORE ]
“The aim of everything is the sanctifying of God’s name.” - John Calvin, commenting on John 14:13 in his Commentary on John simple… I love it. HT: [ READ MORE ]
The audio and video from The Gospel Coalition conference are now available. Check it. Tim Keller, “The Grand Demythologizer: The Gospel and Idolatry” (Acts 19:21-41) John Piper, “Feed the Flame of God’s Gift: Unashamed Courage in the Gospel” (2 Timothy 1:1-12) Phil Ryken, “The Pattern of Sound Words” (2 Timothy 1:13-2:13) Mark Driscoll, “Rightly Dividing [ READ MORE ]
by R.C. Sproul Within the Christian church there are three leading options for answering your question. Some Christians believe that the Sabbath was an Old Testament ordinance and has no application to the New Testament church. No less a giant than Saint Augustine took the position that the Sabbath was not carried over into the [ READ MORE ]
Covenant Theology (or Federal theology) is a prominent feature in Protestant theology, especially in the Presbyterian and Reformed churches, and a similar form is found in Methodism and Reformed Baptist churches. This article primarily concerns Covenant Theology as held by the Presbyterian and Reformed churches, which use the covenant concept as an organizing principle for [ READ MORE ]
Dr. Mohler posts some thoughts on the biblical reality of sin as well as biblical ethics. This section from his article is noteworthy! We cannot settle for truth without love nor love without truth. The Gospel settles the issue once and for all. This great moral crisis is a Gospel crisis. The genuine Body of [ READ MORE ]
Jason Goroncy writes: Jim Gordon shares a ripper from Brueggemann on Isaiah 40:28-29 that speaks powerfully to the anxiety that attends and motivates modern life: ‘Creation not only works for the powerful, the mighty, and the knowledgeable. It works as well for the faint, the powerless, the hopeless and the worthless. It works by giving [ READ MORE ]
From Vitamin Z: Owen Strachan draws attention to a new systematic Theology book for kids (6-14) by Dr. Bruce Ware called, Big Truths for Young Hearts. I’m sure we’ll be picking up a copy for our kids. Some of you might be interested as well. Here is a description from Amazon.com: Sure, it’s easy to [ READ MORE ]
John posts some great points from Keller: One of the most helpful aspects of Dr Keller’s first talk was the section when he looked at the substitutionary nature of Jesus’ death (a subject which we were looking at in my previous post). He identified three substitutionary motifs in John’s account of the death of Jesus: [ READ MORE ]
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Matt Chandler is one of the best communicators I’ve ever been around. Here’s an interview that John Piper recently did with Matt: Part 1 – Chandler tells his story up to about 20 years old. Part 2 – More on Chandler’s story, through becoming a pastor. Part 3 – Chandler’s thoughts on being a pastor, [ READ MORE ]
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