The Lord gives us rich food, and we must take a moment to consider how this can be. At first glance, it appears very plain—simple bread and red wine. How is this a banquet? The Lord declared through the prophet Isaiah (25) that in the time of the new covenant, on the mountain of the …
No Empires Without a Cross
Our Father and God, You have established Your Church as a royal priesthood in this world, and so we intercede for the nations of men now, confessing on their behalf so that the grace of Your forgiveness will soon be extended to them all. Father, we live in a time when men turn naturally and …
Kinder, Gentler Principalities and Powers
Craig Blomberg has a post here, reviewing N.T. Wright’s book-length response to John Piper’s book. Justin Taylor has some good comments on the related issue of active obedience here. And now I have some comments, with no link necessary, because as it turns out, you are already where you need to be. Just scroll down. …
Foundation of Faith
Book 3/Chapter 2 Fear and honor (section 26) 1. What do our duties of fear and honor relate to? True and false fear (section 27) 1. What distinguishes childlike and servile fear. What God promises (section 28) 1. Does God guarantee believers earthly prosperity? 2. What does He promise then? The basic foundation (section 29) …
Two Kinds of Fear
Book 3/Chapter 2 Right fear (section 22) 1. What are the two kinds of fear? 2. What might happen among the Gentiles that had happened among the Jews? The right kind of constant fear (section 23) 1. What kind of man does Solomon pronounce a blessing on? Union with Christ (section 24) 1. What does …
Couple of Good Days
Nate has had a good couple of days. First there was this review of his forthcoming book Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl in Publishers’ Weekly. For what it’s worth, I agree with the review. I have linked it to the Thomas Nelson page, but the book should be up at Amazon any day now. Here’s the …
Straight Up the Middle
“The boldness of the apostolic preaching can be seen first in its directness, and second in its being challenging or confrontational” (Wagner, Tongues Aflame, p. 71).
Which Is Where We Get Stoned Goobers
“Romantic claptrap invests intoxication by opiates with a philosophical significance beyond mere self-indulgence . . . It elevates feeling and intuition above knowledge and thought in the pantheon of human desiderata. It invests the personal pettiness of addiction with the aura of titanic and tormenting struggles against mighty forces, while at the same time implying …
A Neglected Courtship Protocol
“Talking to a young woman’s father is not the same thing as staking a claim, or establishing dibbies” (Her Hand in Marriage, p.63).
How to Understand the Gospel/Romans 20
INTRODUCTION: Thus far in Romans we have learned of our universal plight in Adam, whether or not we are Jews or Gentiles (1-3). We have also learned of the universal salvation for the human race that has been accomplished in the second Adam (4-5), the salvation that was promised for the world through father Abraham. …