SERIES: Christ at the Center: The Fulcrum of Biblical Covenantalism – Introduction: Part 1a, 1b, 1c Jesus and the New Covenant: Part 2a, 2b, 2c, The Covenant God Incarnate: Part 3a, 3b, The Role of Jesus, the Word, as the Ground of Meaning and Significance: Part 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d Christ and the Triadic People of God: Part 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d Jesus and the Restitution of the All Things Grace has to be present where God is present in …
Category: Biblical Studies
SERIES: Christ at the Center: The Fulcrum of Biblical Covenantalism – Introduction: Part 1a, 1b, 1c Jesus and the New Covenant: Part 2a, 2b, 2c, The Covenant God Incarnate: Part 3a, 3b, The Role of Jesus, the Word, as the Ground of Meaning and Significance: Part 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d Christ and the Triadic People of God: Part 5a, 5b, 5c A Summary of the One People in Three Concept A triad is a group of three. As used by …
a. The first voice of the creature The first thing that prayer is is communication with God. If language is a gift of God then prayer is, or ought to be, the first or primary use of language. As such it is the first voice of the creature, whether audible or in silence; speaking to the Creator. As such it is never speaking to some “god,” but is always speaking to THE God. If in no other way (and I …
My title is calculated to raise a quizzical brow or two. I should explain straight away what I mean by placing “Christmas” in inverted commas. I know it is unnecessary to say that the term is not of biblical origin. Then again, one could say the same about the whole idea of Christmas. Scripture knows nothing of it. However, we do refer to the Bible when we explain what Christmas is supposed to be about. We tell about the annunciation …
My title is taken from Donald Bloesch’s book, which is one of the best books on the subject. I want to mention here that in my view the best book on prayer is either Prayer by John Bunyan, or How to Pray by R. A. Torrey. Both books get to the heart of what it is to pray, though Torrey hits the nail on the head more quickly than the great Puritan. a. Just what is Prayer? Prayer is the …
SERIES: Christ at the Center: The Fulcrum of Biblical Covenantalism – Introduction: Part 1a, 1b, 1c Jesus and the New Covenant: Part 2a, 2b, 2c, The Covenant God Incarnate: Part 3a, 3b, The Role of Jesus, the Word, as the Ground of Meaning and Significance: Part 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d Christ and the Triadic People of God: Part 5a, 5b Let me start Part 5c by repeating my main thesis: My main thesis is that Christ will perform all this …
Here’s a good piece from Hip and Thigh on the New Testament’s teaching about the restoration of Israel. It goes nicely with two recent posts of mine: Christ at the Center 4c and 4d http://hipandthigh.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/the-restoration-of-israel-in-the-nt/comment-page-1/#comment-7458 …
SERIES: Christ at the Center: The Fulcrum of Biblical Covenantalism – Introduction: Part 1a, 1b, 1c Jesus and the New Covenant: Part 2a, 2b, 2c, The Covenant God Incarnate: Part 3a, 3b, The Role of Jesus, the Word, as the Ground of Meaning and Significance: Part 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d Christ and the Triadic People of God: Part 5a Due to Christ’s central role as the Redeemer, and owing to the fact that His redeeming blood is wholly “the blood …
SERIES: Christ at the Center: The Fulcrum of Biblical Covenantalism – Introduction: Part 1a, 1b, 1c Jesus and the New Covenant: Part 2a, 2b, 2c, The Covenant God Incarnate: Part 3a, 3b, The Role of Jesus, the Word, as the Ground of Meaning and Significance: Part 4a, 4b, 4c,4d Christ and the Triadic People of God As the One by whom and for whom everything was created, and who holds it all together for Himself, Jesus’ place in the middle …
While I try to loose myself from general busyness, here is a sensible article from an always sensible writer (Lynda O.) about a conversation between a young-earther and an old-earther. In this case the dialogue is between, if I read it correctly, two dispensatiuonalists. One of the maddening things about some dispensationalists is how they can be so inconsistent with their hermeneutics while promoting a normal reading of the Bible. As anyone knows who isn’t plain crooked, a normal reading …
