Striving for the Unity of the Faith for the Glory of God ~ Eph. 4:3,13; Rom. 15:5-7

fundyreformed on November 25th, 2009

I recently came across some posts by Dr. Russell Moore (dean of the School of Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) on the subject of Communion. He has contributed to Understanding Four Views on the Lord’s Supper (a Zondervan Couterpoints book). From what I’ve seen in his post, and from the reviews at [...]

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Melchizedek is a mysterious Old Testament figure.  He appears on the stage out of nowhere, it seems.  Then he jumps right back into obscurity.
If you’re unfamiliar with the story, you can read it in Genesis 14:17-24.  Abram and his army of servants and allies, defeated an invading army and rescued the people and possessions of [...]

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fundyreformed on June 11th, 2008

–continuing from part 3.
Here is a fourth, and most definitive basis for “spiritualizing” the land promise….
4) The connection between land and rest
To start, read these verses in Hebrews 4.
Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For [...]

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fundyreformed on December 9th, 2007

Part 12 in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John Piper). I’m doing this because every few weeks our congregational reading is an excerpt from this document, and every time we [...]

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