Okay, then, the Manhattan Declaration. Things have been busy, and I just now got around to reading it. I want to take the odd stance of applauding and supporting something that I could not sign. In order to make sense of this, I have to dump a few things out on the table first. I …
Sure. Faith in What?
I was on the radio this morning with Greg Epstein, the humanist chaplain at Harvard. You can listen here.
Thanksgiving in the Evil Day
I just recently finished peeling the potatoes for the feast later on, and I note in passing that the way my wife makes bashed potatoes is one of her innumerable glories. Having made my contribution to the process, which stretched and almost exceeded the limit of my culinary abilities, I have thought it necessary to …
Not Aristotle, but Rather the Spirit
Book 4/Chapter 17 The limits of reason (section 24) 1. What do Calvin’s opponents accuse him of? 2. How does Calvin reply? Appeal to power (section 25) 1. What happens when the transubstantionists run themselves into absurdities? The body in Heaven (section 26) 1. What is not Calvin’s reason for teaching that the body of Christ …
The Sacrament and Figures of Speech
Book 4/Chapter 17 A figure of speech (section 21) 1. Does Calvin say that “this is my body” is a metaphor? 2. What figure of speech does he call it? 3. What other example does he use of this? The word “is” (section 22) 1. What part of this argument do his opponents rest most …
Sweet Defiance
Why sweet defiance? In Psalm 119:23, we are told, “How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth.” Now these are wonderful words in every believing ear. We could do some nice graphics work with it, no doubt — along with a picture of a beautiful sunset and beach, have …
More Resources for Music Reformation
We have gotten a great response on the psalm-singing videos. You might want to check this out from some folks with similar goals.
She Never Hears the Click
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) “For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so …
And the Rest Were Blinded/Romans 41
INTRODUCTION: So we have learned that there are two Israels, formed as a result of two different ways of “hearing” the Word of God. One hears the Word in a way that quickens true faith, and the other hears (after a fashion) in a way that hardens the heart in a persistent but wrong-headed pursuit …
Communication of the Body
Book 4/Chapter 17 The presence known (section 18) 1. When is the presence of Christ known? 2. What logical problem is caused by transubstantiation? 3. How does Christ feed us with the communion of His body? Two essential things (section 19) 1. What are the two essential things that must be maintained in the Supper? …