Theology That Bites Back
The main category for book reviews and cultural interaction.
“The apostle Paul taught that the blessings to an obedient Israel in Deuteronomy are promises that are available to Gentiles through Christ (Eph. 6:2). This reality is the hinge upon which his argument in Romans 11 turns.”
American Milk and Honey, p. 194
“I ask that this movement would be the result
Of the power Christ showed when He rose from the dead,
Moving within us—in, through, and under.
Help us to know the gospel as central,
Help us to see it right out to the edges.”
21 Prayers, p. 89
If you are a teacher, and you have your wits about you, you might want to consider attending the Logos Teacher Training Conference this summer. This is our 30th year of operating. The conference is June 25-26, and with a pre-conference on the. 24th. I have the privilege of speaking there, and will be joined …
Introduction: What I would like to do here, weather permitting, is to explain how online immune systems should work, and how they contribute to the spiritual protection of the local body of saints. ...
“Jesus is either the Messiah promised in the Old Testament, or He is not. There is no real way to split the difference on such a question. If the claim is false, then Christians are guilty of perpetuating the most preposterous fraud ever. If the claim is true, then pious Jews studying the Old Testament are like Shakespeare scholars who have devoted their lives to the study of Hamlet, but who have failed to recognize the prince of Denmark. As just mentioned, it is not possible to have Jesus be the Messiah ‘for the Christians and not the Messiah ‘for the Jews.’ That might seem like a mild form of relativism, but relativism always metastasizes.”
American Milk and Honey, p. 193
“I pray that Your people this morning would hear
A much better sermon than what I will preach.”
21 Prayers, p. 88
That's right. Clams swim. Letter to the Editor: You quoted several Old Testament instances where men were covered and women were uncovered. However, don't you suppose that Christ, the ...
“Have You not spoken? Is it not now in motion?
I pray that the smoke from the kindling would flare.
I ask that the straining dam would just burst.
I pray that dark clouds would simply appear
And that grace from Your Heaven would simply commence.”
21 Prayers, p. 87
“Antisemitism is the notion that Jews are uniquely malevolent and destructive in their cultural, economic, and political influence in the world.”
American Milk and Honey, pp. 190-191
Thesis #1: The question of head coverings in Corinth cannot be handled simplistically. The apostle Peter says that there are some things in Paul’s letters that are difficult to understand (2 Pet. 3:16). So our first task is to come to grips with the fact that his teaching on head coverings is among them. Some …
