Last week, our pastor taught on Noah and the Flood. As we read Gen. 8:20-22, I started thinking about Noah as a type of Christ. This got me thinking and I came up with the beginning of a list of Mediator-Types in Scripture. The following pattern merits further mediation and study. God’s punishment and/or wrath [...]
Introduction – Mark 1:1 –continued from part 1 3. Theme Verse — Mark 1:1 A. Gospel — (Evangel / Good News, from euangelizomai – to evangelize) 1) The “Gospel” is connected by the “as” in vs. 2 to the quotation in vs. 2-3. The intimation there as well as in 1:14-15 is that the “Gospel” [...]
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Last night I had the pleasure of attending a lecture at Northwestern College here in Minneapolis with my good friend Shaun Tabatt. It was “An Evening with Dr. Michael Wise” — a very informative and enjoyable presentation on the history and nature of the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS). Dr. Wise is best known for coauthoring [...]
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I’m working my way through John Sailhamer’s The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation (IVP). I’m finding multiple nuggets of special insight and blessing; the reward for reading through this 600 page book is well great indeed. Often the interpretation of the Joseph narratives proves problematic among pastors and evangelical theologians today. Many [...]
Over at Christian Book Notes, there is a contest currently running to win copies of the 2 book-compilations of messages from the previous 2 Together for the Gospel conferences (2006 & 2008). Both books are published by Crossway. To enter the contest, you are to leave a comment, “regarding how the essential truths of the [...]
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Author: Stephen Elkins (illustrated by Claudine Gévry) Publisher: Thomas Nelson Format: deluxe hardcover Publication Date: 2009 Pages: 96 ISBN: 9781400314638 Stars: 3 of 5 Bible story books are a dime a dozen these days. Kids growing up in church have heard the stories and seen the illustrations time and again. Still, young hearts need to [...]
In the second century after Christ, the Diatessaron was a popular Christian book which took the four Gospels and combined them into one single story of Christ. This year, I’ve been reading a fascinating devotional book based on the same principle, Jesus 365, A Devotional: Experiencing the Four Gospels as One Single Story compiled by [...]
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Today I have a simple quote for you. This comes from Joel Beeke’s Living for God’s Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism. This single quote is worth meditating on today. May God bless us in our walk with Christ. Martin Luther states, “We in Christ equals justification; Christ in us equals sanctification”. (Beeke, Living for God’s [...]
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For the next few days, I’ll be posting excerpts from Nancy Guthrie’s Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter (Crossway). Join me as I aim to contemplate the cross this passion week. Today’s meditation is by Tim Keller, from chapter 7 “Knowing the Power of His Resurrection” (pg. 135-136 [...]
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No problem, sir. Glad to help.
Bob, Thank you for posting this helpful information. Sincerely, Bill
Agreed, Jack. Good observations. Sad, but true.
Dear Bob, I don't think that Fundamental churches teach very much in the area of sanctification, or what they do teach ...
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