Pilate several times says that he had found no fault in Jesus (Luke 23:4,14). The word is aition, and contextually refers to the charges that had been made against Jesus, which were charges of sedition and blasphemy. In the same chapter the same word is rendered as cause, but meaning the same thing — “I …
Cool and Uncool
“But what is cool anyway? For a passion so prominent in our hearts, we barely notice it, or think about it. We watch our tempers, we control our appetites, and we surrender our jealousies to God, but cool flies below our radar . . . I am defining cool as the private performance of rebellion …
Serious Filums
A few days ago I stumbled across a documentary on the trials of movie makers in dealing with Hollywood’s rating association, the one that supplies ratings for filums. I didn’t watch it long, and what I did watch was kind of choppy because the raunchy clips required channel-switching, but still it was quite informative. The …
Partaking of Him
God loves matter. He invented it, He created it. God is the God of heaven and earth, which means that He is the God of earth and heaven. This means that He is Lord over all that is earthy. When we are coming to this Table, we are feeding on bread and wine, not abstractions. …
Why Is This Sin Privileged?
Once two men were talking about spiritual things and they finally came to an open disagreement. They had been friends for many years, but this was an area they had never talked about—not because they hadn’t been aware of the difference between them, but because they had been. It was, as you might guess, a …
Cupboards Tour
100 Cupboards Open Events (Feb. 25-March 1) For those in or around Salt Lake City . . . Book Signing on February 25, 6:30 P.M. at KINGS ENGLISH/1511 S. 1500 E./Salt Lake City, UT Reading/Signing on February 26, 7:00 P.M at Deseret Books/40 E South Temple # 400/Salt Lake City, UT For those in or around …
That’s My Story, And I’m Sticking to It
“And through their arguing, the thing gets down into their spirits before it is thoroughly examined and understood. And once it gets down there, then it must be maintained” (Burroughs, Irenicum, p. 421).
Look Before You Leap
“Perhaps you have some ministers or others come to your table, and they tell you a tale of such and such. Your heart is hot presently, but do you understand the matter? You begin to make a stir, but can you give an account of it? Be silent, forbear, and take heed of what you …
Hope Not
“Consider what account we can give to Jesus Christ of all our divisions. When Christ shall come, will you stand before Him with scratched faces, with black and blue eyes?” (Irenicum, Burroughs, p. 401).
Christ the Lord of Covenantal Partaking
Having suggested that observance of the Lord’s Supper should be weekly, perhaps more should be urged in favor of this than simply the argument that it seems to be in line with covenant renewal. “Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all …