This post on the next chapter of Franke’s book will not be all that long. He says a number of true (and obvious) things about the diversity that has existed in the Christian church over the centuries, and which will no doubt continue to exist. He then points to the indigenization principle (God takes us …
Baptism and Salvation
Book 4/Chapter 16 Saved and unbaptized (section 26) 1. Does Calvin believe that remaining unbaptized is no big deal? 2. Is baptism necessary to salvation? Christ’s baptismal words (section 27) 1. What is the next argument Calvin answers? 2. How does Calvin answer it? Infants not everywhere (section 28) 1. Does Calvin believe that infants …
A Couple Cottage Windows
Here is another little snippet review of Twilight. In another review or so, I shall spit on my hands and get down into some of the Mormon theology, but that shall have to wait. We still have to let the golden glow of Edward Cullen’s eyes, like a couple cottage windows in a Thomas Kinkade …
Gently Bobbing
Not a person in this room has to struggle with the temptations that other people have. And every person in this room does in fact have to struggle against the temptations that present themselves, daily, to you. Now as we all seek to establish our walk with Christ, one of the perennial temptations will be …
The Right Kind of Rarity
In the Lord’s Supper, God meets with us in very ordinary things. It is the same with the sacrament of baptism—what is more plentiful than water? Bread is common, a staple. And wine is abundant—virtually every human society has rejoiced in that particular gift of God. So what does this mean? In Deuteronomy, Moses tells …
Reputation Undeserved
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, Your Word calls us to forgiveness, and in calling to …
Buried With Christ
Book 4/Chapter 16 Buried with Christ (section 21) 1. When Paul says that we are buried with Christ in baptism, according to Calvin, does he mean that we must be buried with Christ prior to baptism? 2. Where do opponents of infant baptism consistently go wrong? Body of Christ (section 22) 1. What is Calvin’s …
Applications Are Manifold
And for many reasons, what we need today is another Alfred. Perhaps even greater. The White Horse King trailer from Gorilla Poet Productions on Vimeo.
Future Repentance
Book 4/Chapter 16 Men and women (section 16) 1. What does Calvin do with the argument that women ought not to be baptized if they were not circumcised? Old enough to be born again (section 17) 1. What do Calvin’s opponents conclude about the parentage of children? 2. Does Calvin agree that they are in …
Nadil Malik Hasan and the Street Light
A joke is told about a drunk who was crawling around under a street lamp on his hands and knees. He had been there for some time, and another guy came along and said, “What are you looking for?” The answer was that he was looking for his lost car keys, and so the new …