In part 1, we looked at Paul’s ministry model in 1 Corinthains 1:10-17. Paul took deliberate steps to preach the gospel in such a way that minimized himself and emphasized Christ and his redeeming work. Part 2‘s post showed why Paul went about ministry in this way. [...]
Continue Reading →It is probably impossible to think without words, but if we permit ourselves to think with the wrong words, we shall soon be entertaining erroneous thoughts; for words, which are given us for the expression of thought, have a habit of going beyond their proper bounds and determining the content of thought. “As nothing is [...]
Continue Reading →Paul opens up his letter to the Corinthians thanking God for the good work of grace begun in them, but quickly moves to admonish them on their internal conflicts. There were cliques in the Corinthian church, and this was dividing up the one Christ. Paul is even willing to rebuke the group of Paul-cheerleaders. “Was [...]
Continue Reading →If you aren’t at least somewhat familiar with the recent controversy over T. D. Jakes, James MacDonald, Mark Driscoll, and the Elephant Room, you’ve probably been hibernating in a cave somewhere. Others have given helpful responses from various perspectives including ecclesiastical separation, unity, Continue Reading →
I’m currently reading Tozer’s The Knowledge of the Holy and plan to share some quotes over the coming weeks. From the preface, here is the first.
The message of this book does not grow out of these times but it is appropriate to them. It is called forth by a condition which has [...]
Continue Reading →Last October I wrapped up my eight-part series on Biblical discernment (parts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8), and I thought I would now, in retrospect, add a brief postscript to that series simply demonstrating that my position is not novel.
A couple years ago Scott Aniol introduced to me Matthew Henry’s [...]
Continue Reading →“Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas tonight!”—Phillips Brooks.
That there were in the world multiplied millions who had never heard of Christmas did not matter to our poet for the purpose of his poem. He was expressing an emotional fact, not a statistical one.
Throughout the Western world we tend to follow the poet and approach Christmas [...]
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